How is Red Hook (Brooklyn NYC) these days?

How is Red Hook (Brooklyn NYC) these days?
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answer:There’s an IKEA and a fancy food store (Fairway) in the neighborhood now, and a lot of restaurants and shops. It’s been gentrified to a great extent. The main problem remains that of decent public transportation. There’s buses, but no subways until Carroll Street or Smith and 9th Street F and G train stops in Carroll Gardens, which is about ¾ mile to the east of Red Hook proper. It’s a lot quieter and the apartment square footage is also larger that what you’d get in midtown.
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