Adelphi Street
Children playing on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Ryerson Street in 1915. (Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/])It’s cooler today, but you might have seen kids (and maybe some adults) playing in open fire hydrants in the neighborhood yesterday, the hottest day
1 Lexington Avenue
This postcard, circa 1907, shows the only public library in Brooklyn at the time. (Image courtesy ofthe Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php])Oil tycoon and philanthropist Charles Pratt founded the Pratt Institute in 1887 several blocks away from his Clinton Hill home. Although Pratt never had the
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A milkman making his deliveries on Fulton Street in 1900. (Photo courtesy the Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php].)This week’s #ThrowbackThursday photograph takes us back to 1900, when locals could get milk delivered to their doorsteps every morning. A stamp on the back of the photograph
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By Kyle Ligman and Alessandra Malito Twenty-three felonies — but no arrests – were reported in the 88th Precinct between Oct. 13 and 19, a decrease from 28 felonies and 11 arrests reported between Oct. 6 and Oct. 12. Reports from both weeks included car break-ins, fraudulent checks cashed and street robberies