Past and Present: The Clarence Walker Seamans Mansion
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. A look at Brooklyn, then a...
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The Newsboy Governor, Now Buried in Calvary Cemetery
You never know what you might find at First Calvary Cemetery in Queens. Here lies Tammany, gazing...
Closing Bell: Visit the Graves of Famous Baseball Players at Green-Wood
A baseball expert and Green-Wood's resident historian will lead fans around the sprawling cemete...
Closing Bell: Learn About Brooklyn’s Brewing History at a Crown Heights Bar
Brooklyn used to be home to 35 breweries, and soon-to-open Covenhoven beer bar in Crown Heights ...
Wyckoff House Files Permits to Build Long-Planned Visitors Center
Plans for a Wyckoff House Visitors Center have been in the works for two years, and yesterday th...
Closing Bell: Newtown Creek “Magic Lantern” Show at the Brooklyn Brainery
Learn about the polluted waterway that helped form the backbone of Brooklyn's industrial economy...
Past and Present: The Folly Theater on Debevoise Street in Williamsburg
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Theater and live entertainment have long been an important ...
Closing Bell: Green-Wood Whiskey History Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery is hosting a fascinating tour next month exploring the history of Brooklyn's...
Prospect Park South’s Swiss Chalet on Market for $2.275 Million
The Swiss chalet style house at 100 Rugby Road that was a Building of the Day in 2011 is on the ...
Walkabout: It’s Nice to Be Ice, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. On January 1st, 1898, Brooklyn officially beca...
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