Hook Files: Crime

Crime has been a part of life in Red Hook for decades. In the 1920s and 30s, the mob controlled Red Hook's waterfront and, more recently, crack cocaine and the War on Drugs made for regular shootings in the neighborhood. In this episode of Hook Files, RHI Digital Steward John Reid talks to local residents about what it is like to hear guns going off in your own community. Hook Files is a three-part radio miniseries documenting the oral-history of Red Hook, featuring community voices talk on themes of crime, Hurricane Sandy, and the "front and back of the neighborhood." The series is organized by the Red Hook Initiative Digital Stewards, led by artist and educator Cassie Wagler. John Reid is 23 year-old resident of Red Hook and a member of Generation 4 of the Digital Stewards. Some of the projects he has done as a Digital Steward include: designing labels for the Red Hook Winery, producing a short documentary on Hometown BBQ (a local restaurant), participating in a digital media bootcamp, representing the Digital Stewards and Red Hook Wifi at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, and producing the radio “Hook Files” with Pioneer Works and Clocktower Radio. His goal is to create a full service production company with his Digital Stewards colleagues, and for them to support each other in realizing their goals as artists and producers. Cassie Wagler is an artist, radio producer, and educator. She is the Education and Community Programs Manager at Pioneer Works, and loves working with the Digital Stewards to produce tech and media projects.

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