Tag: Historical

Walkabout: The Amazing Professor Mac Levy, Part 3: Murder Most Foul

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this story. “Professor” Mac Levy, born...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/25/2014 0

Walkabout: The Amazing Professor Mac Levy, Part 2

Read Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this story. On New Year’s Day, 1897, Bro...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/20/2014 0

Walkabout: The Amazing Professor Mac Levy, Part 1

Read Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this story. We have been trying to improve...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/18/2014 0

Walkabout: The Throop Avenue Church Disaster, Part 3

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. In the early morning of January 9, 1895, a fierce winds...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/13/2014 0

Closing Bell: Gay Talese and Sam Roberts Talk About the Verrazano Bridge

Prominent journalists Gay Talese and Sam Roberts are coming to the Transit Museum this Thursday ...

By Rebecca 11/11/2014 0

Walkabout: The Throop Avenue Church Disaster, Part 2

Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. January of 1890 saw another new year arriving in Brookl...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/11/2014 0

Development Threatens Historical Character of Bushwick’s Irving Square Area

The WyckoffHeights.org blog spotted an alarming development in the southeast corner of Bushwick,...

By Cate Corcoran 11/11/2014 5

Walkabout: The Throop Avenue Church Disaster, Part 1

Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. The Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church was founded in 18...

By Suzanne Spellen 11/06/2014 0

Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 3

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. Developer Walter L. Johnson was a powerhouse. When he b...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/30/2014 0

Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 2

Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. Dyker Heights, one of the southernmost sections of Broo...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/28/2014 0