Joker is a new movie coming this Fall that tells the origin story of the popular Batman comic book villain known as The Joker. Starring Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role, the film also…
It's no secret that the New York City area used to be inhabited by Native American tribes before the Dutch and English pushed them out. The tribes had been settled here for centuries if not…
Everett H. and Evelyn G. Ortner galvanized the historic preservation movement in Brooklyn. In 1963, after living in Brooklyn Heights for the first decade of their marriage, the couple…
This great vintage photograph from 1977 shows Debbie Harry, lead singer of new wave/pop band Blondie, hanging out in the parking lot of Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn. The roller…
Hot Bagels is an interesting vintage 1979 video from the Brooklyn Public Library video collection that shows how to make a Brooklyn bagel by hand. Filmed in Brooklyn, this shows the process…
Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in the deep south — Brooklyn's deep south that is. It sits just north of Brighton Beach and has a feeling of half-suburb, half-ocean town. The neighborhood…
Now in its impressive 42nd year, the Atlantic Antic is an annual street festival on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn that covers from Hicks Street all the way to 4th Avenue. This year’s attendees…
Built in 1918, the Brooklyn Army Terminal (formerly known as the US Army Military Ocean Terminal) was the largest U.S. military supply base through World War II. It was used as an active…
Built in 1918, the Brooklyn Army Terminal (formerly known as the US Army Military Ocean Terminal) was the largest U.S. military supply base through World War II. It was used as an active…
In 1978, artists named their Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood “DUMBO” in an attempt to deter gentrification, but the effort ultimately failed. After developer David Walentas began purchasing…
