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How a Young Black Girl from Brooklyn Became the Fastest Girl in New York

Mary DeSossour Sobers built an impressive collection of gold...
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The History of Brooklyn’s Model Aviation Club: A Lifelong Passion for Flight

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is the world’s...
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Where Do Children Play in the Borough? The Dangers of Playgrounds and an Exception to the Rule

The construction of playgrounds has failed to keep up...
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Olympic Medals, World Records, and the Glamorous yet Controversial Life of Eleanor Holm

In 1936, Berlin hosted the Olympic Games on the...
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Brooklyn Native Jeffrey Connor Hall – Nobel Prize Laureate

Jeffrey Connor Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist,...
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The History and Evolution of Brooklyn Street Art: From Subway Graffiti to the Bushwick Collective

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Brooklyn street art has traveled an extraordinary path—from illicit...

Revitalizing Brooklyn’s Industrial Past: How Old Factories Became Thriving Cultural Hubs

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Brooklyn’s industrial heritage has found dynamic new life thanks...

From a wooden cart to an ambulance: the history of Brooklyn’s emergency medical services

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It’s easy to underestimate the history of Brooklyn’s ambulance...

Cholera—one. Cholera—two. Cholera—three. How Brooklyn Learned to Survive

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In the 19th century, cholera struck Brooklyn three times—at...

Not a sanatorium, but a death sentence: the story of the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives

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If, when dreaming of a health resort, someone imagines...
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