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Calvert Vaux

Jun
20
Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

The renovated Wellhouse, near the Vanderbilt Street park entrance. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)City officials are helping Brooklynites do
4 min read
Jul
07
Two Free Summer Programs For Middle Schoolers, Courtesy Of FIAO

Two Free Summer Programs For Middle Schoolers, Courtesy Of FIAO

PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American
1 min read
Feb
10
In Defense Of Pigeons: Our Wildlife Expert Daniel Frazer Weighs In

In Defense Of Pigeons: Our Wildlife Expert Daniel Frazer Weighs In

Photo by Daniel FrazerYou’d be hard pressed to walk a street in Brooklyn and not come across a few
6 min read
Jul
14
Thing For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Comic Book Making, Get Up & Go, Weekend Walks

Thing For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Comic Book Making, Get Up & Go, Weekend Walks

Source: Department of Transportation website.It’s a week of new beginnings in Southern Brooklyn! Have you signed your kids
3 min read
Sep
06

After 116 Years, Vaux’s Death In Gravesend Bay Still A Mystery

Ephemeral New York has a piece on the mysterious death of one of the most prolific builders of 19th Century
1 min read
Nov
21

Sat, 11/22: The Early Bird Catches the Bird

(Photo of the Dark-eyed Junco bird courtesy of Wikipedia [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Dark-eyed_Junco-27527-3.jpg]
2 min read