How the Railroad Brought Meatpacking to Fort Greene
Before 1898, Brooklyn was a wealthy, independent city with its own government, police and fire depar...
Suzanne Spellen is a longtime Brownstoner contributor. She is an architectural historian, researcher, and writer with a special love for Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and local African American history. She loves old houses, architectural detail, and enjoys exploring new places, camera in hand.
Before 1898, Brooklyn was a wealthy, independent city with its own government, police and fire depar...
I’m a real life nephew of your Uncle Sam, Born on the Fourth of July. -- “Yankee Doodle Boy,�...
Explorer Henry Hudson landed on Coney Island in 1609 and reported back to his Dutch employers that h...
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2013 and has been updated. You can read the previous post ...
From the humblest newsstand to a block-wide, six-story department store, the buildings on our commer...
A 19th century movement known as City Beautiful has had a lasting influence on Brooklyn and continue...
Imagine being old and no longer able to work, with no family and no wealth of any kind. In the late ...
One of our cultural icons is the self-made man or woman. We love to see stories of people who came f...
Editor's note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the ...
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Many of...