Central Brooklyn
Map of the Town of Flatbush, 1842. (Image: Sergey Kadinsky)Did you know that Flatbush once had its own local source of drinking water? In the pages of his upcoming book, Hidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in
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Former President George Washington. (Courtesy of New Utrecht Reformed Church) George Washington is coming back to Bensonhurst. Friends of Historic New Utrecht invites you to meet the former president — as portrayed by actor Michael Grillo — at the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House [http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/] (18th Avenue and
Central Brooklyn
Children outside Prospect Park in 1975. (Photo: Lucille Fornasieri Gold; Courtesy: Brooklyn Historical Society)Check out this great 1975 photo of children playing at a water fountain by the Flatbush Avenue entrance to Prospect Park. Note the litter and the graffiti. New York City was weathering a massive financial crisis
Arts & Culture
“I Am A Man” — Image by Steven MosleyNext Monday marks the start of February (can you believe it? It still feels like the new year just begun!) and with it, here in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, the start of Black ArtStory Month [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/blackartstory]! This fourth annual art-history-social
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Photo by Daniel FrazerGravesend Bay was once home to a vibrant, nationally known yacht racing club. During the summer months, yachts would attempt to out sail one another in our local stretch of the Atlantic, with dapper and sea-faring names like “Wanderlust” and “Flamingo.” These races would typically commence as
Bensonhurst
Photo by Mary Bakija/Bensonhurst beanMuch to the discontent of Bensonhurst and Gravesend commuters, the MTA has executed its plan [/major-n-train-renovations-to-begin-on-january-18/] to partially suspend northbound N train service for the next 14 months, requiring instead that you first schlep to Coney Island in order to reach Manhattan. The N line,
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Central Brooklyn
Photo by sirsamuelortiz [https://www.instagram.com/sirsamuelortiz/]Do you live on Hiawatha Avenue? Well, you almost did if you live on Avenue H. The street names of Brooklyn are mostly pretty direct numbers and letters; however, had Walter B. Brown, the representative of the Flatbush Board of Trade in
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Central Brooklyn
via mmilberger [https://instagram.com/p/2ydpwhClNF/?taken-by=mmilberger]Ever wonder about the history of our neighborhood? Forgotten New York recently released a tour of Church Avenue [http://forgotten-ny.com/2016/01/church-avenue-flatbush-part-1/] highlighting the interesting history of one of the neighborhood’s main thoroughfares. > The road itself is
fort greene
Image via . [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/685114849634942976] Cumberland Street before and after! Apparently, only one building had changed since the 1930s.
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Photo via Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b09952/?co=cph]The peaceful, snow-coated Prospect Park often appears blissful in the winter. Children frolic, family sledding ensues, and nature provides a comforting blanket. That’s not necessarily the case in this early twentieth century snow scene,