A Guide to NYC Pride 2019: 25 Events to Check Out This Month
2019 World Pride s going to be one of the biggest pride celebrations ever, with Stonewall 50. Here’s a guide to 25 events to check out this month in NYC!
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7 Places to Honor Walt Whitman in Brooklyn on his 200th Birthday
This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman, Brooklyn’s native sun. Visit 7 places in Brooklyn connected with the famous poet you can visit.
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Discover Unpublished Poems from Walt Whitman at the Brooklyn Historical Society
Explore the queer private life of Walt Whitman, through a series of previously unpublished poems, at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Fight to Landmark Last Remaining NYC House of Walt Whitman in Brooklyn at 99 Ryerson Street Continues
An unassuming rowhouse at 99 Ryerson Street in Brooklyn hides a piece of history: it was the home of Walt Whitman when he published Leaves of Grass.
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Landmark Preservation Commission Says No To Landmarking of Walt Whitman’s Last Remaining NYC Home
NYC’s Landmark Preservation Commission says no to Brad Vogel’s coalition efforts to make Walt Whitman’s last remaining NYC a designated New York City landmark.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Downtown Brooklyn in NYC
Explore the lesser-known haunts of Downtown Brooklyn in New York City, including a functioning prison, a miniature forest, an electric bath factory, and much more.
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10 Historical Secrets of the Waterfront that the Citywide Ferry will Unlock in NYC
The highly anticipated launch of Citywide Ferry Service this summer will redefine how New Yorkers explore and experience the East River waterfront.
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The Past Lives of Queens College: The Parental School, a Hospital, a Farm, and Walt Whitman
The Queens College campus in NYC has had several past uses including the Parental School for “incorrigible boys and truants,” which closed after a scandal.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Brooklyn Heights
This townhouse is not what it seems to be...
Brooklyn Heights is probably best known for its charming, tree-lined streets filled with 19th century mansions and churches. But the bucolic neighborhood boasts more than just cobblestone lanes and scenic views of Lower Manhattan. Being one of the oldest neighborhoods in New York …
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Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn: 5 Places Linked to its Native Son and Poet
Walt Whitman lived and worked part of his life in what was then the independent city of Brooklyn and the now borough permeates much of his work. Here’s a guide.
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