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MAP: How Red Hook's White Population Surge Is Changing the Neighborhood

The white population is up an estimated 320 percent since 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mold Issues Persist in Red Hook Houses After Sandy, Report Finds

Local nonprofit Red Hook Initiative surveyed more than 200 tenants of the public housing complex.

15 Things To Do in Your Brooklyn Neighborhood This Weekend

Welcome spring with free classes at the Botanic Garden or check out live tapings of radio shows.

3-D Printed Cargo Boats to Race in First Annual Red Hook Regatta

Stevedores will once again work Valentino Pier, if only for a day.

Taste of Red Hook Brings Silent Auction and Tastings Back to the Waterfront

Red Hook Initiative's annual fundraiser, featuring dozens of local restaurants, will be held Oct. 22.

Yelp Awards Red Hook Nonprofit with 'People's Choice' Vote

The Red Hook Initiative received about $2,250, which will help support their programs.

Red Hook Rapper Makes Hurricane Sandy Music Video

Tyquan Carter released a video of his rap song about the destructive storm.

Red Hook Criterium Challenges World-Class Urban Bikers

The Red Hook Criterium is heading to the neighborhood on March 30.

Med Student Sets Up Makeshift Clinic to Help Red Hook's Sandy Victims

A neighborhood med student is working with Occupy Wall Street, Red Hook Initiative and Addabbo Clinic.

Beleaguered Red Hook Braces for New Storm

Residents who haven't had heat or power since Hurricane Sandy did what they could to prepare.

Misery Mounting at Red Hook Houses as Residents Wait for Heat and Power

Some Red Hook Houses residents haven't had hot water or elevator service since Oct. 28.

Top Stories

TriBeCa Mayor: Terror Suspect Should 'Rot in Prison' But Not Face Death Penalty

Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.

West Village Ellen Barkin Fumes on Twitter Over Detectives Response Time to Burglary

The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.

TriBeCa 48,000 Students With Disabilities Not Getting Help They Need, DOE Admits

A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.

Long Island City 'That's What Happens,' Says Driver Who Ran Over Teen 3 Times for Egging Car

The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.

Crown Heights VIDEO: Massive Water Main Break on Crown Heights Street Forces Evacuations

The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.

TriBeCa 'We Were Just Doing Our Job,' Says NYPD Officer Who Shot Terror Suspect

Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.

Ditmars Row of 5 Astoria Stores Housing Decades-Old Bakery Sold for $7.2M

The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.

TriBeCa Terrorist Plotted Deadly Truck Attack for Weeks in Name of ISIS, Police Say

The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.

Greenwich Village Here Are the 8 People Killed in the West Side Terror Attack

Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.

Civic Center Williamsburg's Controversial Pfizer Rezoning Approved by City Council

The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.

Kew Gardens Forest Park Bird Feeders to Return in Coming Weeks, City Says

The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.

Civic Center Terrorist Planned to Continue Killing Spree at Brooklyn Bridge, Feds Say

Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.

East Harlem Survivors of Opioid Epidemic Showcase Artwork at East Harlem Gallery

A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.

Park Slope PHOTOS: Nitehawk's Prospect Park Renovation Reveals Vaudeville Stage

Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.

Corona Group Tries to Save 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' Author's Home

Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.