The forecast called for rain on July 18, and more than half of the participants in the tour decided that they would rather take a photography tour of the Navy …
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For each of our Brooklyn Waterfront, Past & Present Tours, our guides will be joined by different guest speakers who have worked in some capacity along the New York City …
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For more than 150 years, shipbuilding was a pre-eminent industry in New York City. Shipyards building clipper ships, steamboats, and naval frigates once engulfed the shoreline of Lower Manhattan in …
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Turnstile Tours and Classic Harbor Line launch new tour series, Brooklyn Waterfront: Past & Present 2-hour cruises of Brooklyn waterfront depart Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 every Saturday at 11am, August …
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Each season, we offer a special opportunity for photographers to explore the Brooklyn Navy Yard with us. Our next Seasonal Photography Tour is taking place this Saturday, July 18 at 11am, …
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Last month, the US Navy began testing of its new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, aboard the first ship that will deploy the system, the carrier USS Gerald Ford, …
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“Fighting Ships & Working Waterfronts” Tour Will Feature Historic Highlights and Modern Navy, Coast Guard Ships, May 22-25 Preview Cruise for Press and Fleet Week Servicemembers, Wednesday, May 20, 6:30pm …
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I have nothing but sympathy for Natacha Mankowski, this season’s judge of our Seasonal Photography Tour submissions. I say that because we had a remarkable day last month for the …
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On Wednesday, May 20, a small flotilla of US Navy and Coast Guard ships will steam under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to mark the beginning of a week-long, city-wide celebration …
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This winter has not been kind to the streets of New York. Since the beginning of the year, snow has been a permanent fixture, whether in fluffy blankets covering everything, …
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard is 5,000 miles from Pearl Harbor, and though the reverberations of the events there on December 7, 1941 were felt across the globe, they hit especially hard …
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On the evening of Friday, November 7, the tanker ship Rainbow Quest collided with the Brooklyn Bridge. The collision was minor, as the ship’s light tower just scraped the underside of the roadway. While …
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From its founding in 1801 until its decommissioning in 1966, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was one of the pre-eminent naval shipbuilding and ship repair yards in the country. More than …
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This summer marks the 70th anniversary of the tragic events of Port Chicago, California, the worst home front disaster of World War II. 320 people were killed, most of them US Navy sailors, …
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This Saturday, July 26 will be the summer installment of our Seasonal Photography Tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As always, the tour will be accompanied by a photo contest, …
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As I write this, the USS Slater, a World War II-era destroyer escort, is steaming its way (actually, being pushed by a tugboat) up the Hudson River back to its …
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Around the world today, people are commemorating the anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history. The landings finally cracked open “Fortress Europe” and marked the beginning of the …
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DNAinfo New York, May 21, 2014 by Matthew Katz A historical boat cruise will let New Yorkers get up a close look at the city’s maritime past during the World …
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