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Homing Pigeons Return to Brooklyn Navy Yard After 115-Year Absence with “Fly By Night”

After a hiatus of 115 years, a vast squadron of homing pigeons has returned to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This weekend marks the opening of Fly By Night, an ambitious …

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Waterfront
World War I

Winter Photo Contest Winners

We’re happy to announce our first batch of winners for our annual Brooklyn Navy Yard photography contest. Participants joined our Seasonal Photography Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard on January …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography

Brooklyn Navy Yard Winter Photo Submissions, 2016

Last month, we held our first installment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Seasonal Photography Tour for 2016. We had a small but dedicated group of photographers on what turned out …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Brooklyn Navy Yard Photography Contest

For the last three years, we have had the honor and pleasure to see the Brooklyn Navy Yard change through the eyes of hundreds of very, very talented photographers. Our Seasonal …

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Photography

Well Made, Well Done: Inside Industry with Bien Hecho

We recently had the opportunity to visit a unique business in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that will be a featured tenant on our Inside Industry Tour series, Bien Hecho, a woodworking outfit that specializes …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

Presidential Visits to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Part II

Three years ago, in celebration of Presidents Day, we wrote about the handful of times that sitting US presidents had paid visits to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. At that time, we …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Waterfront
World War II

Vote in the 2015 Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Contest

Earlier this year, we completed our third series of special photography tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and once again, the Yard proved to be a compelling and multi-faceted tapestry for …

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Photography

Brooklyn Navy Yard Fall Photo Finalists Capture NYC’s Working Waterfront

As winter approaches, it means another year of Brooklyn Navy Yard Seasonal Photography Tours is in the books, and we’re happy to announce the final set of three finalists in …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

Brooklyn Navy Yard Fall Photography Contest Submissions

Just over a week ago, we had our final installment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Seasonal Photography Tour for 2015. Thank you to the five participants who sent in their …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

Isabelle Garbani’s “Post-War Blues” Brightens Brooklyn Army Terminal

If you walk the length of the atrium of the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Building B during this weekend’s Open House New York, you will encounter a remarkable piece of art …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal

Brooklyn Navy Yard Summer Photography Tour Finalists

This summer, a small but dedicated crew of photographers braved the July showers to photograph the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and they shared their work with us. From those photos, BLDG …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

Turnstile’s Hockey Guide to NYC: Watching

Yesterday marked the beginning of the new NHL season, so we have put together a season preview that not only gives you a short run-down on the local top-tier teams (Rangers, Islanders, …

General

From Perry To MacArthur: Flag Links Historic US Visits to Japan, in Peace and War

September 2 marks the 70th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War, when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay in 1945. While we are marking …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
World War II

Noah Chesnin of NY Aquarium Joins Brooklyn Waterfront Tour August 22

We are now three weeks in to our Brooklyn Waterfront Past & Present Tour series, and our guest speakers so far have been spectacular. Nate Kensinger was able to recall …

Waterfront

Brooklyn Navy Yard Summer Photography Submissions

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 …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

New York Environment Report’s Emily Manley Joins Brooklyn Waterfront Tour August 15

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 …

Waterfront

Highlights of the Harbor: Shipyards

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 …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Waterfront

Press Release: Turnstile Tours and Classic Harbor Line launch new tour series, Brooklyn Waterfront: Past & Present

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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Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.

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