Walkabout: The Architect, the Baseball Stadium and a Really Bad Couple of Years, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. Some of Brooklyn’s greatest architectural treasu...
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Walkabout: 139 Bainbridge Street, a Remarkable House History, Part 2
The house at 139 Bainbridge Street was built in 1903 by developer William Clayton for an upscal...
Walkabout: 139 Bainbridge Street, a Remarkable House With a Storied Past, Part 1
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. Much of the section of Stuyvesant Heights in the vicini...
Walkabout: The Corrupt Tale of the Last Coroners of Brooklyn, Part 2
In Part 1Â we met Edward B. Coombs and George H. Nason, the last elected coroners of the indepen...
The 3 Craziest Things That Ever Happened on Top of a New York City Bridge
Undoubtedly, much of the mania and madness that has occurred on top of New York's bridges has be...
Listen to Local Veterans Tell Their Stories
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, the three-day weekend that gives us a much-needed e...
Walkabout: The Meaning of Memorial Day in Brooklyn and Beyond
A 2009 Memorial Day concert in Green-Wood Cemetery by Green-Wood Cemetery We celebrate Memorial Day...
Walkabout: The Corrupt Tale of the Last Coroners of the City of Brooklyn, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. If you are a fan of procedural cop shows, you are no doubt familiar ...
Researching Your Old House: How to Find Original Brooklyn Row House Blueprints
What did your Brooklyn row house look like originally? What year was it built? Who was the arch...
Closing Bell: The Story Behind Coney Island Artifacts
The Brooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library each have fascinating collections of h...
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