Hear from an author and map designer who has been creating maps of the NYC subway, officially and unofficially, for over forty years!
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How did an unassuming sandstone inspire an iconic architectural movement? When originally published in 1972, Bricks & Brownstone sparked a
Before exterior walls were co-opted by faux-graffiti marketing and street art tours flooded the borough, Brooklyn fostered distinctive waves of
Attend the talk Urban Renewal in the Suburban Age: The Struggle to Redefine the American City at the Brooklyn Historical
Join author and Columbia University’s DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, George Chauncey, for a presentation on New York City’
Every month the Brooklyn Historical Society presents public programming that brings together exciting speakers and engaging topics. This April, hear
There is a bad apple on the family tree of Emmy Award-winning writer and historian Geoffrey C. Ward: his great-grandfather,
In a time of accelerating real estate development and a pressing need for access to green space, how can everyday
Uncover the secret history of your Brooklyn home or block at the Brooklyn Historical Society’s special research workshop, If
From iconic locations like the Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Central Station, to less travelled sites like the abandoned hospital at
Join historian and author of Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II John
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