Tag: brooklyn historical society

$20/month rent in Williamsburg? This 1940 rent map shows it happened

Rent maps of Brooklyn tend to make us sad. In the last month alone, we've had maps tell us we…

There's no need to waste any more time figuring out what BRIC actually stands for, since you'll be too busy…

1. The Disposable Film Festival at Videology features movies made with everyday camera equipment that could be made by any…

Despite all of the happy talk about how America's economy is improving, it doesn't really feel like it when you…

So holiday season is yet again upon us, and we know what that means: the purchasing of turkeys, the entertaining…

As you would expect of an old city, Brooklyn has a long relationship with fire, man's greatest foe and greatest…

The strength and depth of your knowledge of Brooklyn’s architectural roots, history, and the cultural relevance of such is directly…

Of all of the literary Jonathans in New York, Jonathan Ames seems like he's the most fun. The literary gadfly,…

May is National Bike Month, which gives you every excuse to bust out your deluxe ten-speed tandem penny farthing. While…

If you, like me, wiled away childhood hours reading about the witty quest for the princesses Rhyme & Reason in…