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Glimmering Dyker Heights Attracts Visitors for Annual Christmas Lights Extravaganza
Concentrated between 83rd and 86th streets and 11th and 13th avenues, the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights phenomenon traces its roots to the 1980s.
Daily Links: Plaza in Crown Heights ‘Superblock’ by I.M. Pei to Be Restored
Downtown Brooklyn gets trauma recovery center for formerly incarcerated people, Tati Shop opens on Manhattan Avenue, and more Brooklyn news.
6 Books for Brooklyn Urban Design and History Lovers on Your Holiday List
Topics include the lives of Brooklynites, the history of fountains, and the shaping of New York City’s urban environment.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Hunts for a New Space After Warehouse Fire
The damage to their warehouse home was worse than anticipated and their lease was terminated in November.
Daily Links: Tower of 17 Stories to Replace ‘Burg’s Giglio Church Rectory
‘Weird’ townhouse gave couple chance at realizing Brooklyn dream, East New York gains affordable homes, and more Brooklyn news.
The two Marine Park events on Sunday 12/21 have been combined and will take place from 5pm to 6:30pm at the Salt Marsh Nature Center on Avenue (not at Seba Playground as previously advertised)! Hope to see you there
Close Out the Year With Free Events at Brooklyn’s ParksIt would be lovely and much appreciated if you could cite my 2024 book, Brooklyn Takes the Stage: Nineteenth-Century Theater in the City of Churches (McFarland).
6 Books for Brooklyn Urban Design and History Lovers on Your Holiday ListWow, this is great. I look forward to visiting once it's open. What a wonderful use for a building that means so much to the community and has such a storied legacy. The hardware store was a bit too far away from where I lived in Bed Stuy for general hardware shopping for me, but I did get the chance to go there a couple of times when in the neighborhood. I wish professor Hannah-Jones much success.
Prominent Journalist to Open Bookstore, Bar in Former Macon Hardware DigsI bet that Brooklyn City Council Member Lincoln Restler has a placard and parked illegally to attend the event.
Study Reports Widespread Illegal Parking in Downtown Brooklyn