5 Brooklyn Festivals to Get You in the Fall Spirit
It finally seems that fall-like weather is here to stay so take advantage of the short season and pack in as many autumn activities as possible.
Get Ready for Garden Season With the 14th Annual Seed Celebration and Swap at Old Stone House
It's not too early to start working on your vegetable garden and you can start by trading seeds with other Brooklyn gardeners at an annual seed exchange.
Savor Some Peace During the Busy Season With the Annual Old Stone House Holiday Concert
Get into the holiday mood in historic surroundings with the annual festive concert at Old Stone House.
Mark the 242nd Anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn this August
It's time to break out the tricorn hats.
Find Some Literary Treats at the Annual Old Stone House Holiday Book Fair
Peruse vintage, rare and out-of-print books from independent Brooklyn booksellers in an equally vintage location this weekend.
Commemorate the Battle of Brooklyn With Old Stone House
The 241st anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn is being celebrated this week, and there is still time to join in on some of the planned activities.
Commemorate the 241st Anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn This August
Today's Brooklyn doesn't look anything like it did during the American Revolution; where brownstones and a modern city now stand was once a battlefield.
Five Historic Brooklyn Buildings
This post courtesy of Explore Brooklyn, an all-inclusive guide to the businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions that make Brooklyn great.
While Brooklyn is a place of constant flux, the savvy Brooklynite knows where to find remnants of its historical past. Here are five historic Brooklyn buildings that are still standing, despite the incredible changes that are happening all around them.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Opened in 1851, Brooklyn Borough Hall was originally the City Hall of the former City of Brooklyn, before it was a part of New York City. In 1898, the consolidation went into effect, and this impressive Greek Revival structure became known as Borough Hall. It still houses the offices of the Borough President today and is protected as a New York City landmark.
Read more about Brooklyn Borough Hall here.
Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr.
Playtime for Parents on Saturday, June 6
All right, kids… get off the swings and the jungle gyms. It’s time for your parents to play.
On Saturday, June 6, The Old Stone House in Park Slope’s Washington Park will be holding a fundraiser for the maintenance and upkeep of the adjacent JJ Byrne Playground. Parents at Play, a benefit for grown-ups, will bring together hundreds of local Brooklyn parents and friends for food, cocktails and fun. Parents will have the playground to themselves from 7-10 p.m. (It’s about time!)
Photographer Marc Goldberg will be on hand taking candids of the festivities, and there will also be a funky Photo Booth from ibidmobile.net. After School Special, a band featuring Park Slope locals, will perform.
The Old Stone House is a reconstructed 1699 Dutch farmhouse, part of the Historic House Trust of NYC and site of the battle of Brooklyn, August 1776 and is now home to over 2000 park users a day.
Visiting Brooklyn’s Revolutionary War Sites: Old Stone House, Fort Greene Park, and More
This post courtesy of Explore Brooklyn, an all-inclusive guide to the businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions that make Brooklyn great.
The Revolutionary War makes many think of New England, but a number of significant battles actually happened throughout New York. Brooklyn, in particular, was home to many historic war sites, buildings and battles, many of which have been memorialized. For Memorial Day weekend, we present these five Brooklyn Revolutionary War sites that are worth the visit for any history buff, or any Brooklynite who had no idea how monumental a role the area played in the war.
Map of the Battle of Long Island courtesy of the Library of Congress via mountvernon.org.
