Red Hook Houses
About This Listing
Public housing complex, integral to the history of Red Hook
Place Details
- Borough: Brooklyn
- Neighborhood: Red Hook
- Categories: Housing, Residential
Place Matters Profile
Nominations
Ned Kaufman
Huge, early housing project (1930s). Originally many residents were Jewish, later mostly African American and Latino. A strongly held view in the neighborhood is that a history of Red Hook without significant mention of the Red Hook Houses is a biased picture.

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