Red Hook, Brooklyn

Red Hook
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
NYCHA Red Hook Houses
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′37″N 74°00′40″W / 40.677°N 74.011°W / 40.677; -74.011
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Community District	Brooklyn 6[1]
Settled	1636
Founded by	Dutch colonists
Named for	red clay on the point of a nearby island in the Upper New York Bay
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	11231
Area codes	718, 347, 929, and 917

Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Carroll Gardens neighborhood on the northeast, Gowanus Canal on the east, and the Upper New York Bay on the west and south. A prosperous shipping and port area in the early 20th century, the area declined in the latter part of the century. Today it is home to the Red Hook Houses, the largest housing project in Brooklyn.

Red Hook is part of Brooklyn Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Code is 11231.^[1] It is patrolled by the 76th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.^[2] Politically, Red Hook is represented by the New York City Council's 38th District.^[3]