Bensonhurst
Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.After stating last month [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/01/07/a-streetcar-thats-desired-as-brooklyn-queens-connector-is-proposed/] that Mayor Bill de Blasio was taking the idea of a potential trolley streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens “under consideration,” representatives from his office and other city agencies are now confirming
trolley
Winter weather makes a comeback as a nor’easter hits the coast this week. Stay warm, locals. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/12311895544/in/pool-thelocalfgch/]) Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It could be a blustery day as a nor’easter swings on down
1930s
We found this incredible video of the Norton’s Point Shuttle trolley crisscrossing its way through Bay 19th Street to Coney Island. The old streetcar line, abandoned in 1935 and briefly resurrected in June of 1943, offers a glimpse of the old trolley-dodging days that represented the fabric of people’
Eminent Irish of Green-Wood
If you’ve been eyeing the weather for Saturday, and thinking to yourself that there’s no way you’re going to survive a walking tour through Green-Wood [http://www.green-wood.com/], rejoice, for our favorite National Historic Landmark has come to the rescue. The Eminent Irish tour will now
park circle
Have you seen the trolley tracks in Park Circle? Those of you interested in the history of the Brooklyn commute [/blog/history/the-evolving-commute] know that our streets have been used for trolleys of all sorts. Forgotten NY [http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/09/trolley-traces/] has an interesting set of photos about