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Feb
01
One Book, One New York: A Book Club for the City

One Book, One New York: A Book Club for the City

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Photo by nicole_bump via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPiKRe9DTHP/
2 min read
May
19
Then & Now: Photographer Documents How Flatbush & New York City Have Changed Over The Past 140 Years

Then & Now: Photographer Documents How Flatbush & New York City Have Changed Over The Past 140 Years

What was Flatbush Avenue like nearly a century and a half ago? What about Prospect Park? Church Avenue? Our neighborhood,
2 min read
Mar
10
Carolyn Quinn On Photography, Life In Bensonhurst & The Truth Behind “Gypsy” Villain Rose Thompson Hovick

Carolyn Quinn On Photography, Life In Bensonhurst & The Truth Behind “Gypsy” Villain Rose Thompson Hovick

Photo via Carolyn Quinn on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carolynquinnauthor/photos/pb.376813919113718.-2207520000.1426005273./474628769332232/?type=3&
3 min read
Dec
05
City Seizes McKinley Park Library Building For “Public’s Good”

City Seizes McKinley Park Library Building For “Public’s Good”

Source: BPLCity officials officially seized the McKinley Park public library branch (6802 Fort Hamilton Parkway) Monday – using the power of
2 min read
Apr
08

Newly-Released NYPL Maps Show Beautiful Old Renderings Of Our Area, With A Few Changes

The New York Public Library [http://www.nypl.org] recently added about 20,000 maps to their online collection, all
2 min read
Aug
01
Photo Flashback: 5th Avenue And 12th Street

Photo Flashback: 5th Avenue And 12th Street

The New York Public Library has a fantastic shot [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-a118-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99] of 5th Avenue and 12th
1 min read
Sep
27

Brooklyn Public Library Offering Amnesty To Children, Teens

(from wikipedia.org)Bay Ridge Journal is reporting that the Brooklyn Public Library, along with Queens Public Library and New
1 min read