Do you have a copy of Secret Brooklyn yet? The guidebook, which contains 150 of Brooklyn’s secret and weirdest places, and is in its second edition, was just awarded one of the 2019 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist Awards in the Guidebook category.
MoreFrom from holiday installations to artwork that has a strong message, check out all of the new public art installations coming to NYC this November!
MoreDiscover how brownstones became an iconic part of the Brooklyn landscape at an expert led book talk at the Brooklyn Historical Society!
MoreSee rare documents from the planning stages of NYC’s Central Park at an illustrated book talk with author and art historian Cynthia Benwall!
MoreWe’ve got some exciting news! We’ve partnered with LinkNYC to curate a new photo scavenger hunt on the sidewalk kiosks. In “Name This Spot,” we’re featuring some of the city’s most unique architecture in abstract, close-up angles.
MoreBefore exterior walls were co-opted by faux-graffiti marketing and street art tours flooded the borough, Brooklyn fostered distinctive waves of mural-making by activist artists working with everyday neighbors. Go behind-the-scenes of Brooklyn’s mural movement, and explore how today’s artists are continuing to forge community cohesion and retain a sense of place amid gentrification as Robyne Walker …
MoreYou know the names: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth. But have you heard of Dexter Park? This lost baseball stadium, once located in Queens, was host to all of these famous players.
MoreCheck out our photos of a new illuminated sculpture that floats on the East River and changes color based on the river’s water quality!
MoreDiscover 10 of the best reservation-required sites to see at this year’s Open House New York, from a restored airfield control tower to a water treatment plant!
MoreTake a look around – you might be surprised what you see: children’s books a hundred years old and memoirs of the Civil War are just a few of the treasures that are stored in this hidden bookstore specializing in rare books.
MoreHart Island is one of the city’s most beautiful and mysterious places. A new video from Unforgotten Films takes you into this normally off-limits island off the Bronx.
MoreOn Roosevelt Island, Catalan architect and urban planner Josep Lluis Sert received one of the largest canvases on the island to create his ideal multi-family utopia. Join a free tour during Archtober to learn more about what came of the plan.
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