A very long year is almost at an end. During a normal year, Brownstoner hops across the borough documenting construction, architecture, history and life in Brooklyn.

While travel was a bit more restrained in 2020, Brownstoner captured images of the borough during a time of loss, conflict and change. Here are some of the images from the year.


JANUARY

williamsburg domino park
Photo by Susan De Vries

Running in Williamsburg’s Domino Park.

bed stuy meeting
Photo by Emily Nonko

An in-person community meeting with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development in Bed Stuy.


FEBRUARY

michelle varian atlantic avenue
Photo by Susan De Vries

A visit to Michelle Varian’s new Atlantic Avenue shop in Boerum Hill.

opening reception of death becomes her
Photo by Susan De Vries

Crowds at a last art opening at BRIC in Fort Greene.


MARCH

lines at Trader Joes
Photo by Craig Hubert

A long line at Trader Joe’s in Downtown Brooklyn.

drinks to go
Photo by Susan De Vries

Bars in Cobble Hill advertise drinks to go.


APRIL

cobble hill
Photo by Cate Corcoran

A closed playground in Cobble Hill.

bed stuy
Photo by Cate Corcoran

Rainbows started popping up across the borough, here in a Bed Stuy shop window.


MAY

brooklyn bus
Photo by Susan De Vries

Travelling via a B57 bus near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

park slope stoop
Photo by Susan De Vries

A mask reminder in Park Slope.

subway platform
Photo by Susan De Vries

A lone commuter waits on a subway platform in Downtown Brooklyn.


JUNE

downtown brooklyn rally black lives matter
Photo by Susan De Vries

A Black Lives Matter protester at Borough Hall.

protest sign
Photo by Cate Corcoran

A sign perched on an iron fence in Park Slope.

fort greene cleanup
Photo by Susan De Vries

Boarding up and cleaning up in Fort Greene.


JULY

9 dekalb avenue
Photo by Susan De Vries

Construction workers keep moving at 9 Dekalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

links
Photo by Cate Corcoran

A cat in Williamsburg peers out from behind a Black Lives Matter sign.


AUGUST

dumbo
Photo by Susan De Vries

Outdoor dining on Dumbo’s popular Washington Street.

red hook
Photo by Susan De Vries

Waiting for takeout in Red Hook.


SEPTEMBER

east 25th street

Flowers and signs on East 25th Street in Flatbush, designated as a historic district two months later.

mural in bed stuy
Photo by Craig Hubert

A commemorative mural in Bed Stuy.


OCTOBER

prospect park lucille clifton installation
Photo by Craig Hubert

An artful moment in Prospect Park.

brooklyn heights promenade
Photo by Susan De Vries

A tiny reveler cavorts on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade during a socially distanced Halloween.


NOVEMBER

grand army plaza
Photo by Susan De Vries

Crowds celebrate a Biden win at Grand Army Plaza.

barclays links
Photo by Susan De Vries

A quiet Barclays Center.


DECEMBER

fort greene park
Photo by Craig Hubert

A moment of joy as children enjoy a snowfall in Fort Greene Park

gowanus canal
Photo by Susan De Vries

Cleanup along a snowy Gowanus Canal

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