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Altar to Liberty, Green-Wood Cemetery
Situated on Brooklyn’s highest point, Battle Hill in Green-Wood Cemetery, stands the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, Minerva.
Posted on September 19, 2019
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Ocean Parkway Bike Path
Stretching from the southwest entrance of Prospect Park to the ocean shore of Coney Island, Ocean Parkway spans...
Posted on September 11, 2019
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The Ralph Irving Lloyd Lantern Slides
Brooklynites have been obsessed with photographing cats long before social media was a thing...
Posted on September 4, 2019
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Clay Lancaster
One of Lancaster’s most noteworthy accomplishments was his involvement in designating Brooklyn Heights...
Posted on August 28, 2019
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The Anthony Costanzo Brooklyn Navy Yard Collection
This photograph comes from the Anthony Costanzo Brooklyn Navy Yard collection (ARC.023)...
Posted on August 21, 2019
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Marianne Moore
Coincidentally enough, the other day I was enjoying my lunch on the Brooklyn Heights promenade when an elderly gentleman...
Posted on August 13, 2019
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The Williamsburg Bridge
The Williamsburg Bridge opened to the public on December 19, 1903, spanning the East River and connecting Manhattan...
Posted on August 7, 2019
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Fabulous Coney Island!
Summertime in August means it’s time to beat the heat. New York of course has its fair share of beaches...
Posted on July 31, 2019
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The Red Hook Grain Terminal
Situated at the mouth of the Gowanus Canal in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook...
Posted on July 24, 2019
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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Designed by Swiss-American engineer Othmar H. Ammann, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was built between 1959 and 1964.
Posted on July 17, 2019
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Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s (BBG’s) Japanese Hill-and Pond Garden was the first Japanese garden...
Posted on July 10, 2019
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The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch
Towering over the northern entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park...
Posted on July 3, 2019