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Beyond The Fence: BLDG 92’s John McGhee

When visitors enter the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92, they are usually greeted by two notable fixtures – a 22,500-pound anchor from the assault ship USS Austin, and the equally grand smile of John McGhee, a security guard who has served as the Center’s unofficial ambassador and

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Beyond the Fence: Sue Williams of Makers Toolbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8slLrvtTaY Sue Williams has always thought out of the box. Literally. As a girl in County Cavan, Ireland, Williams would often receive dolls as gifts. “I’d cut their hair, throw them aside and make something out of the box,” she said. “Like a

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Beyond the Fence: Urban Farming Hits a High at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn Grange transformed the 65,000-square-foot roof of Building 3 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard into the city’s largest rooftop farm last year. Beyond the Fence recently caught up with Anastasia Cole Plakias – Brooklyn Grange co-founder, writer and host of the monthly Heritage Radio Network segment, Anastasia’s Fridge

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Beyond the Fence: Urban Farming Hits a High at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn Grange transformed the 65,000-square-foot roof of Building 3 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard into the city’s largest rooftop farm last year. Beyond the Fence recently caught up with Anastasia Cole Plakias – Brooklyn Grange co-founder, writer and host of the monthly Heritage Radio Network segment, Anastasia’s Fridge

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Beyond the Fence: Metalwork at Ferra Designs Inc.

A metalworker fashions his creations using this special welding bench at Ferra Designs Inc. (Photo courtesy Ferra Designs Inc.)For Rob Ferraroni, the founder of Ferra Designs Inc., a custom design and metal fabrication firm located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, craftsmanship has always been about fine-tuning the balance between