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Red Hook at a Glance

NYNewsday.com

Red Hook is a mile-square peninsula located in southwest Brooklyn. The neighborhood, cut off from the rest of the borough by the Gowanus Expressway and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, has a rich waterfront history. Here are some facts and figures:

Population:
(*Based on calculations from 2000 CensusTracts 55, 57, 59 and 85)
Total residents: 10,215

Ethnic breakdown: 46.6 percent Hispanic; 42.5 percent African-American; 7.5 percent white; 3.4 percent Asian and other.

Crime Statistics:
(NYPD 2003 statistics for 76 Precinct)
Murders - 0
Rape - 10
Robbery - 179
Felony Assault - 98
Burglary - 145
Grand Larceny - 150
Grand Larceny Auto - 116

Closest Hospital
Long Island College Hospital
Atlantic Avenue and Hicks Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202
718-780-1000

Schools