Arts & Culture Celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Legacy At The Brooklyn Historical Society (Photo by Mark Kosin)This past Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Players and teams from around the league honored the venerable ballplayer by wearing number 42 and the Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled a dramatic new statue of Robinson in
Central Brooklyn Fresh Air + High Society: Easter Week In Brooklyn 100 Years Ago (Via Harpers Young People archives, Aug 22, 1882)It’s fair to say generosity is not a trait lacking in most Brooklynites — you usually can’t go too far through a page of BKLYNER posts without learning about the latest bit of community engagement in your neighborhood. And some things
Central Brooklyn History Through The Eyes Of Lewis H. Pounds, The Man Who Built Ditmas Park Lewis H. Pounds. (Photo courtesy: Port of New York Publicity Company, “The Port of New York Harbor and Marine Review”)Lewis H. Pounds might have chuckled to himself as he rose to commence the evening’s proceedings at the esteemed Cortelyou Club (located at Avenue D and Bedford Avenue) on
Central Brooklyn A Fantastical Stroll Through Ditmas Park With Namesake Jan Jansz van Ditmarsen Cortelyou road circa 1916, still two full centuries after Ditmarsen’s day. (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Historical Society)You wait for him at the corner of Cortelyou and 16th Street— a timeless, local rendezvous spot to meet anyone. But this isn’t just anyone. You’re waiting for Jan Jansz van
