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Frommer’s New York City 2026: Turnstile Tours

This means that a lot of what you’ll learn on their history-rich outings comes from direct research, not from reading someone else’s books, making the tours unusually compelling. Turnstile is the sole tour operator of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Army Terminal; it also offers food-cart tours and Prospect Park tours.

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AARP: 10 Top Walking Tours Across the U.S.

From 1801 to 1966, the Brooklyn Navy Yard served as a shipbuilding and repair facility. During World War II, more than 70,000 people worked at the yard. Today, it is owned by New York City and is home to more than 550 businesses.

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Guide to the Ships of Fleet Week New York 2024

Our favorite week of the year has arrived—it’s Fleet Week! This year’s visitors will include 11 ships from the US Navy, US Coast Guard, and the German Navy, which will …

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Turnstile’s Guide to Open House New York Weekend 2023

Open House New York Weekend (Oct 20–22) is just a few days away, and with over 330 partners participating this year, it’s impossible to do it all. So we scoured …

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The Bowery Boys: The Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vinegar Hill

In this episode, Greg is joined by the amazing Andrew Gustafson from Turnstile Tours who unfurls the surprising history of the Navy Yard — through war and peace, through new technologies and aging infrastructure, through the lives of the men and women who built the yard’s reputation. And the story extends to the tiny neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, famed for its early 19th-century architecture and the mysterious mansion known as the Commandant’s House.

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Guide to the Ships of Fleet Week New York 2023

Fleet Week came early this year, as last week the city was visited by USS Cooperstown, which became the first US Navy ship commissioned in New York City since USS …

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Virtual Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for Open House New York | Episode 278

More than 50 Brooklyn Navy Yard tenants welcomed the public on Open House New York Weekend, with manufacturers, artists, designers, and eateries hosting tours and open studios. We again hosted a …

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Fleet Week New York Celebration | Episode 275

After a two-year hiatus, Fleet Week New York is back! So to mark the day that units arrive in New York for the celebration, we will be looking at some of the …

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Flight deck of USS Bataan during Fleet Week

Fleet Week New York is Back! Guide to 2022 Ships

After a two-year hiatus, the fleet is returning to New York, though with a somewhat smaller contingent. This year, Navy, Coast Guard, and Royal Navy ships will be gathering on …

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May Day: Labor History of the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Episode 272

Waterfront workers were at the vanguard of the labor movement; the word “strike” has its origins in work stoppages on the London docks in 1768, when sailors “struck” the sails …

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(Re)connecting Brooklyn’s History: Brooklyn’s Homefront during World War II with Brooklyn Public Library

The history and legacy of the Second World War can be seen all around us in Brooklyn. Once home to hundreds of factories, shipyards, and warehouses, and responsible for sending …

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CUNY TV: Brooklyn Navy Yard | DiverseCITY

On this edition, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and its big investment in small business. Ensuring no neighbor is left out of the windfall from the coastal complex’s growth. The yard’s deep historical connection to World War II that many might not know. What the city’s largest Spanish speaking television station sacrificed to survive. Then CUNY’s effort to assist Hollywood with its diversity push.

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New York City’s Lost Canals | Episode 264

While New York City sat at the nexus of many important canals built in the 19th century — the Erie, Morris, and Delaware & Raritan among them — the city …

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Celebrate Black History and Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Episode 263

To celebrate the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s 221st birthday, which takes place during Black History Month, we’re looking at the past and present of Black trailblazers and innovators at the Yard. …

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Love in the Archives | Episode 261

Celebrate Valentine’s Day as we share some of our favorite love stories from history from the places that we work. We will share long-distance love letters from World War II, …

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Society for Industrial Archeology: Death of an Army Terminal

On Aug. 8, 2021, New York Harbor was shaken by an explosion, and 1.5 million sq. ft. of historic structures came tumbling down. The Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne (MOTBY) was originally conceived as a commercial facility, a 440-acre manufactured peninsula for rail and maritime shipping.

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A Concrete History of Brooklyn | Episode 258

Concrete is the world’s most ubiquitous building material, and many important milestones of its development took place in Brooklyn. In this virtual program, we will examine concrete’s history, production, and …

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From Wallabout Bay to Pearl Harbor: Brooklyn Navy Yard Ships and Shipbuilders | Episode 256

To mark the 80th anniversary since the attack on Pearl Harbor, this virtual program will examine the connections between the fleet in Hawaii in 1941 and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. …

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