Pioneer Works, New York City

Name: Pioneer Works
Address: 159 Pioneer St, New York City, 11231-1263, United States
Telephone: +1 718-596-3001

#587 among attractions in New York City

Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum, Art gallery, More...

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Facts and practical information

Pioneer Works is a non-profit cultural center in Red Hook, New York City. The center builds community through the arts and sciences to create an open and inspired world. It encourages radical thinking across disciplines by providing practitioners a space to work, tools to create, and a platform to exchange ideas that are free and open to all. 85% of its funds are spent on free programming. ()

Coordinates: 40°40'45"N, 74°0'44"W

Address

159 Pioneer StSouth Brooklyn (Red Hook)New York City 11231-1263 United States

Contact

+1 718-596-3001

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New York City

Day trips

Pioneer Works – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Williams, The Bell House, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Fort Jay.

1 miN
Museum, Military museum, View point
Castle Williams, New York City
26 min walk • Castle Williams stands as a stoic monument on Governors Island in New York City, New York. This robust, circular fortification, constructed between 1807 and 1811, was designed by architect and engineer Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams, with its primary purpose...
1.1 miE
Theater
The Bell House, Sea Gate
30 min walk • The Bell House is a bar and music/comedy venue in Brooklyn, New York. In September 2008 it was opened for the first time. It was the usual recording venue for the NPR program Ask Me Another during that program's run.
1.2 miNE
Museum
The Invisible Dog Art Center, Sea Gate
32 min walk • The Invisible Dog Art Center is a museum and arts center in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, established by Lucien Zayan in 2009. The center gets its name from being a former invisible dog factory. Some buckles, belts, molds, and industrial fixtures remain as remnants throughout the building.
0.9 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Jay, New York City
23 min walk • Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City.
0.6 miSE
Park
Red Hook Park, Sea Gate
17 min walk • Red Hook Recreation Area, also known as Red Hook Park, is a 58.5-acre public park in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, composed of several segments centered around Bay Street.
0.9 miN
Memorial, Historical place
Governors Island, New York City
23 min walk • Governors Island National Monument, a unit of the United States national park system, is located in New York City on 22 acres of Governors Island, a 172-acre island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers in New York Harbor.
1 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Kane Street Synagogue, New York City
26 min walk • Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes, more commonly known as the Kane Street Synagogue, is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 236 Kane Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. It is currently the oldest continuously operating synagogue in Brooklyn.
0.8 miN
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Admiral's House, New York City
20 min walk • The Admiral's House is a historic building located in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor. It was originally designed by Martin E. Thompson in the Greek Revival style, and completed in 1843.
1.2 miE
Bridge
Carroll Street Bridge, Sea Gate
31 min walk • The Carroll Street Bridge is a retractable bridge in New York City, crossing the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. It carries a single wooden-decked lane for one-way eastbound vehicular traffic and two walkways.
0.4 miSW
Museum
Waterfront Museum, Sea Gate
11 min walk • The Waterfront Museum was formerly Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79, a Lehigh Valley Railroad barge that moved goods across the Hudson River. It dates to 1914 and is believed to be the sole all-wooden vessel built between 1860 and 1960 to remain accessible and afloat.
0.4 miNE
Ship
Mary A. Whalen, Sea Gate
12 min walk • Mary A. Whalen, known as the S.T. Kiddoo from 1938 to 1958, is a historic oil tanker located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She is the home of the non-profit PortSide NewYork, and the group runs programs aboard her. She was built in 1938 by the John J.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Pioneer Works?

Nearby attractions include Red Hook, New York City (9 min walk), Waterfront Museum, Sea Gate (11 min walk), Mary A. Whalen, Sea Gate (12 min walk), Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79, New York City (13 min walk).

How to get to Pioneer Works by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pioneer Works:

Metro

Carroll Street • Lines: F, G (23 min walk)
Smith–9th Streets • Lines: F, G (24 min walk)