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Zig Zag Records, Sheepshead Bay

The image above shows the exterior of Zig Zag Records, a family-owned shop in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay...

Posted on October 2, 2019

Bliss Estate, Owl's Head Park

Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood previously known as Yellow Hook (today Bay Ridge), Owl’s Head Park...

Posted on September 25, 2019

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

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

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

Clay Lancaster

One of Lancaster’s most noteworthy accomplishments was his involvement in designating Brooklyn Heights...

Posted on August 28, 2019

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

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

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

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