Monthly Archives: February, 2025

Brooklyn’s Illusionist

In the Middle Ages, people believed in magic, often...

New York’s Leading Music Critic Hails from Brooklyn

Critics have always been met with skepticism—especially in the...

Kings Park Psychiatric Center – A Revolutionary “Farm Colony”

Kings Park Psychiatric Center, commonly known to locals as...

The Brooklyn Doctor Who Made His Crew Eat Undercooked

His name was Frederick A. Cook—a doctor known for...

The History of Midwood Sanatorium in Flatbush, Which Caught Fire Four Times

The original Midwood Sanatorium was a four-story wooden-framed building...

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The History and Evolution of Brooklyn Street Art: From Subway Graffiti to the Bushwick Collective

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

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

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

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

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

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

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