history
The City Reliquary is currently a storefront in Williamsburg. Courtesy of City Reliquary.WILLIAMSBURG – The City Reliquary, a community museum of NYC artifacts, started as an apartment window display in Williamsburg in 2002. Now, the storefront museum faces closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From vintage Brooklyn seltzer bottles, samples
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East 25th Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to create the East 25th Street Historic District, the first official historic district in East Flatbush. The one-block district, which includes both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, comprises 56
Arts & Culture
There are good cops and bad cops, and then there are the Mafia Cops — Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, two New York City police detectives who murdered for the mob. Emmy Award-winner Terence Winter will develop a limited series based on the book “Friends of the Family: The Inside Story
affordable housing
Neo-Renaissance row houses on the 300 block of East 25th Street. Residents are looking for landmark status to preserve their community amid rapid development in East Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhen Julia Charles was pushed out of her Far Rockaway home after Hurricane Sandy, she and her family decided to plant
Central Brooklyn
Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitElected officials, MTA staff, and Medgar Evers College celebrated yesterday two newly renamed subway stations – Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College and President Street-Medgar Evers College. Senator Myrie and Assemblywoman Richardson. Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitThe stations were renamed following the legislation,
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The Brooklyn Municipal Building is located at Black Lives Matter Blvd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Four days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Brooklyn Municipal Building will be named after her. “Everyones feeling pain… feeling deep loss
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Artwork for Muslims in Brooklyn. (Drawing by Mohammed Fayaz, with permission from BHS)BROOKLYN – In order to bring to life the history and experiences of Muslims in the borough, the Brooklyn Historical Society launched its Muslims in Brooklyn website. The website is divided into multiple sections, which includes an introduction
community
‘Do Look Down’ by Shannon Hui, Kwans Kim, and Yujin Kim. Courtesy of Van Alen Institute.Two winners have been announced for the Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge Competition, hosted by design nonprofit, Van Alen Institute [https://www.vanalen.org/our-work/]. The winner in the professional category is titled Brooklyn Bridge Forest
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Before the pandemic, thousands of people would gather on Coney Island Avenue to celebrate Pakistan’s independence in August. (Photo via Bklyner)MIDWOOD – The annual Pakistani Independence Day mela will not be taking place this year because of COVID-19, but don’t fret, there will be a Cultural Caravan to
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Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.On July 16, Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) granted public access to its latest digitization effort – 1,493 maps from its collection of flat and folded maps are now available for
Arts & Culture
Lefferts Historic House is closed for renovations. BklynerWhile the Lefferts Historic House is undergoing renovations, its programming is moving online, and last week Prospect park Alliance made the official announcement of Pop-Up Lefferts. Lefferts House is an 18th-century farmhouse that features a working garden, historic artifacts, period rooms and exhibits
Arts & Culture
This year June 19th – Juneteenth – is marking the 155th years since the last proclamation of the end of slavery, as America is enveloped in nationwide protests over the treatment of Black people in the country today, sparked by the recent murder of George Floyd. “I think that this year has