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Spectators watch the Brooklyn Handicap at the Gravesend Race Track in 1904. Photo via Our BK Social [http://ourbksocial.com/the-untold-story-of-brooklyns-historic-racetracks/]From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, during Kings County’s brief reign as America’s racing capital [http://www.
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Courtesy of Joseph Ditta/Gravesend Gazette [https://www.facebook.com/GravesendGazette/photos/pb.102353071530.-2207520000.1445873156./10153999548986531/?type=3&theater] NY1 News recently launched a history series [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/brooklyn-week-2015/2015/10/25/what-s-in-a-name--native-americans-and-dutch-
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Lady Moody’s House in Gravesend (Source: Flickr/lisanne001)The Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] [LPC] has finally released a plan to deal with the backlog of properties, after the Commission withdrew their plan [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/history/panel-nixes-plan-
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Photo courtesy of Lisanne AndersonAs we reported last week, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had planned to remove 98 sites from its list of potential landmarks [/nearly-100-nyc-sites-may-removed-landmark-consideration-including-lady-moodys-house-gravesend/] today, an effort to clear a backlog of applications.