Walt Whitman is the original Brooklyn bohemian
Whitman wrote for the Long Island Star and became the managing editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle through 1848, where…
Tag: Brooklyn history
While weed grew wild in 50s Brooklyn, NY judge told people to chill
The 1950s are largely seen as a decade of uncool, right before the bubbling coolness under the surface of the…
Learn on the cheap with a half-price Brooklyn Historical Society membership
Brooklyn has a ton of history, which makes sense, what with it being a huge part of the greatest city…
The fall paradise that is Highland Park Ridgewood Reservoir
There’s nothing like finding a spot where, if you squint and hold your head at a really specific angle and…
Brooklyn’s unknown history revealed with unofficial landmark plaques
Brooklyn is quite old, were you aware? And because of that, there's basically history on every corner of our fair…
Happy 130th, Brooklyn Bridge
On this day 130 years ago, 150,000 people took the first steps across the then-longest suspension bridge in the world:…
It wasn’t always artisanal mayo and strollers: New musical digs up Brooklyn’s slave-owning past
http://youtu.be/vq71WwRjDNc It’s hard to believe that Brooklyn hasn’t always been the blogging, handmade, farm-to-table, indie-band-loving, summer-outdoor-movie-watching fairytale land that it…
Become a Watson of BK history without wagering a dime
We laughed when Watson wrote “What is Toronto?” in final jeopardy last month, but we should have wept. Robots can…
A Brooklyn guy’s guide to cheap dates
Let's face it: dating is expensive and there's no guarantee of ROI. So why spend a bundle to make a…