Tag: Historical

Closing Bell: When Bushwick Burned

The Brooklyn Historical Society is hosting a panel on Bushwick's 1970s arson wave, when the FD...

By Rebecca 10/27/2014 1

Walkabout: Schubert’s Dyker Heights Symphony, Part 1

Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. As most people know by now, the city of Brooklyn de...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/23/2014 0

Renovations Under Way at Remarkable Bushwick Avenue Survivor

The striking and prominent house at 1020 Bushwick Avenue sold last year and is now being renovat...

By Cate Corcoran 10/07/2014 1

Walkabout: White Rats, Polly Parrot, and the Brooklyn Prairie Schooner Ride

David MacFayden was a song and dance man. Matthew MacFadyen played Mr. Darcy. They are not even ...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/07/2014 0

Walkabout: A Developer’s Tale

Here's another tale from the Montrose archives: A developer, eager to capitalize on a buildin...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/02/2014 0

Bushwick Wood Frame Becomes a Landmark

We were relieved to see the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted yesterday to landmark 1090 ...

By Rebecca 10/01/2014 4

Walkabout: Policing the “Great Mistake,” Part 4

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this story. The first Police Chief of Greater New York Ci...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/25/2014 0

Walkabout: Policing the “Great Mistake,” Part 3

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. The first months of 1898 were rough on all of ...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/23/2014 0

Walkabout: Policing the “Great Mistake,” Part 2

Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. Up until 1895, New York City had the reputatio...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/18/2014 0

Walkabout: Policing the “Great Mistake,” Part 1

Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. On January 1, 1898, Brooklyn woke up to a new ...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/16/2014 0