Monthly Archives: February, 2025

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How and When the First Bicycles Arrived in Brooklyn and What Came Before

The cycling movement in Brooklyn has a long and...

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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’s Brownsville neighborhood — the one that challenged Manhattan itself

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The Jews who immigrated to New York City from...

The first Brooklyn photo salons — heart-to-heart conversations with clients and vice grips to hold their heads

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It all started with the daguerreotype. It is an...

The revival of brewing in Brooklyn during World War II

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It is hard to imagine that any war can...

History of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Brooklyn

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Standing proudly in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, the Soldiers,...

How Brooklynites came up with the prototype of a modern slot machine

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Slot machines are considered to be one of the...

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