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Category Archives: History
Clearing up some facts about Lightstone’s Gowanus agreement
One reason you don’t see a lot written on the cleanup of the Gowanus: the process is absurdly wonky. Continue reading
Out with a blast: the Pratt whistles blow one final(?) time
A recap of the Conrad Milster’s whistle-blowing extravaganza at Pratt Institute on New Year’s Eve, which might have been the last installment of the 49-year tradition. Continue reading
December 16: a grisly New York anniversary
A jet crashed into Park Slope on December 16, 1960, in what was then the deadliest aviation incident in history. Continue reading
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Tagged December 16, LaGuardia Airport, New York Methodist Hospital, New York Times, Park Slope plane crash, Pillar of Fire Church, Prospect Park, Seventh Avenue (Brooklyn), Staten Island, Stephen Baltz, Sterling Place, The Day the Boy Fell From the Sky, TWA Flight 266, United Airlines Flight 826, Wendell Jamieson
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Comparing Brooklyn neighborhoods over time with Google’s Ngram Viewer
Using a cool Google tool to graph the mentions of Brooklyn neighborhoods over time. Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, Brooklyn history, Brooklyn neighborhoods, Bushwick, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Flatbush, Flatlands, Google Ngram Viewer, Gravesend, New Utrecht, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Red Hook, Six Towns, South Brooklyn, Yellow Hook
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Mill Island, farthest neighborhood from the subway
Mill Island is an hour’s walk from the subway. So when the buses shut down, those without cars are in trouble. Continue reading
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Tagged Amalgamated Transit Union, Brooklyn, bus strikes, Command Bus Company, Mill Basin, Mill Island, MTA, New York City Subway, Pioneer Bus Company, private bus lines, Spring Creek Depot, Transit Time NYC, Transport Workers Union, Trulia, Week 34 - Mill Island, WNYC
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