Step into Brooklyn: Walking the borough’s Revolutionary landscape • Brooklyn Paper
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United State, we’re launching Step into Brooklyn, an immersive tour…
Historian Ron Schweiger retells Battle of Brooklyn
FLATLANDS — To celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, Flatlands resident and Brooklyn Borough Historian Emeritus Ron Schweiger, 81,…
What life was like for Revolutionary War patriots in NYC
New York has always been revolutionary. The Big Apple was a vital cornerstone in the formation of America,…
The largest peacetime maritime gathering in U.S. history comes to New York City
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This is Our Home: Lewis, New York
A town in the Adirondack Park will soon celebrate the grand opening of a new trail paying homage…
‘Roebling, Before the Brooklyn Bridge’
NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a public presentation, “Roebling, Before the Brooklyn Bridge,”…
Woman’s $5 Rolodex revives forgotten NYC businesses
One New Yorker is proving the city’s past is just a business card away. After stumbling upon a…
Anniversary Day, the lost rite of summer in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was – QNS
This week, we look back on Anniversary Day celebrations of yesteryear in Ridgewood, now a lost rite of…
Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 30 years of Greenest Block program with exhibits, block party • Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is celebrating 30 years of the Greenest Block program with a special exhibit and…
June 15: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1876, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “There is a movement on foot among the…
The big rock that helped defined the Ridgewood/Brooklyn border: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was – QNS
Many of The Old Timer’s readers have often asked about the borderline between Brooklyn and Queens, which nowadays…
Before the World Cup Came to Hoboken – James Scimecca
James Scimecca is the audience engagement editor at The Dispatch, and is based in Hoboken, N.J. Prior to…