How Brooklyn’s First Free Library Became the Brooklyn Museum
Many of the great museums of the world started out as the private collections of very wealthy people...
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A Masterpiece of Education: Flatbush’s Erasmus Hall Academy and High School
When the Dutch and then the English established settlements and towns in Brooklyn in the late 1600s,...
Court Allows Partition Sale of Bed Stuy Home in Family for 75 Years
Ayisha Doyle, like her mother and her children, was raised in the grand brownstone on Jefferson Aven...
The Story of Uncle Sam, the Embodiment of the Fourth of July
I’m a real life nephew of your Uncle Sam, Born on the Fourth of July. -- “Yankee Doodle Boy,â€...
Decorator William Payne and His Collection of Colonial-Era Lefferts Houses
Explorer Henry Hudson landed on Coney Island in 1609 and reported back to his Dutch employers that h...
What Is Affordable Housing?
Affordable housing is often defined as housing that costs 30 percent or less of a household's income...
Warming Up in Brooklyn: The Art of the Fireplace
Editor’s note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2010. Read the originals here: Part 1 and...
History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
Editor’s note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2010. Read the originals here: Part 1 and...
Despite Building Boom, Housing in Brooklyn Is Not Getting More Affordable
In October 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his reformed affordable housing strategy. Titled “...
The Story of Brooklyn’s Lady Developers, Architects and Builders
In many people’s minds, the planning and construction of buildings is a man’s job. After all, in...
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