Discover how brownstones became an iconic part of the Brooklyn landscape at an expert led book talk at the Brooklyn Historical Society!
Before exterior walls were co-opted by faux-graffiti marketing and street art tours flooded the borough, Brooklyn fostered distinctive waves of
Learn how cities like NYC drastically changed after World War II at an expert led conversation at the Brooklyn Historical Society!
Learn about gay culture in NYC in the post WWII-era with a presentation at the Brooklyn Historical Society by author George Chauncey.
Hear how artist are resisting gentrification in NYC at an engaging discussion inside the Brooklyn Historical Society.
There is a bad apple on the family tree of Emmy Award-winning writer and historian Geoffrey C. Ward: his great-grandfather,
Find out how citizens are taking reclaiming land and creating public parks in NYC at the Brooklyn Historical Society's discussion on Grassy Grassroots!
Learn how to uncover the history of your home or block at the Brooklyn Historical Society's library research workshop!
From iconic locations like the Brooklyn Bridge to less travelled sites like the abandoned hospital at Ellis Island, explore NYC on a behind the scenes tour!
Hear stories of New Yorkers and the effects of WWII on a growing NYC at the Brooklyn Historical Society's book talk with Victory City author John Strausbaugh.