Matt Moment

Matt Moment

Hardscrabble Day Turns 50: Inside Red Hook's Longest-Running Tradition

Sep 17, 2026 • 19 minutes

Episode 74: Hardscrabble Day Turns 50: Inside Red Hook's Longest-Running Tradition

Reporters Matt Moment and Athan Yanos trace Hardscrabble Day's origin, its 2005 near-collapse, and how it grew into Red Hook's biggest annual event

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