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Aaron Copland, a Brooklyn-born composer who rose to “dean of American composers”

Harris M. Kaplan was brought up in Lithuania. He remained in...

Brooklyn-born George Bristow, a composer, teacher and prominent musician in America

This composer is best remembered by scholars of American music for...

Brooklynite Lewis Allan Reed, a rocker, composer and twice Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

Lewis Allan Reed was a guitar player, songwriter and singer for...

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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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