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title: "How do you get to Red Hook and why doesn't it have a subway?"
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# How do you get to Red Hook and why doesn't it have a subway?

Red Hook is one of the few Brooklyn neighborhoods without direct subway service, a legacy of its industrial, maritime past and its position cut off from the rest of the borough by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel approach and the Gowanus Expressway. Residents reach it primarily by bus, notably the B61 and B57, by the NYC Ferry, which offers a scenic ride to Manhattan and other stops, and by car or bike. This relative isolation is a defining feature of Red Hook, contributing to both its quiet charm and its relative affordability.

How do you get to Red Hook and why doesn't it have a subway?[Brooklyn Real Estate](https://franzeseproperties.com/author/franzesegroup/)2026-08-04T16:31:21+00:00