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Cranes and Cabanas: Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Finalists, Spring 2015

We are already well into summer – and the Summer Photography Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard is this Saturday! – but we wanted to share with you the finalists …

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From the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Mars: Honeybee Robotics

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has a long tradition of exploration. For 165 years, the Yard built, outfitted, and repaired ships that traveled millions of miles around the world, including building …

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Carrier Catapult Tests Once a Common Sight at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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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Press Release: Turnstile Tours & Classic Harbor Line Launch World War II Harbor History Tours in Honor of Fleet Week and Memorial Day

“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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USS San Antonio and USS New York. Credit: Navsource.org

Brooklyn Navy Yard Spring Photography Submissions

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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Fleet Week Ships Carry Strong NYC Connections

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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USCGC Sturgeon Bay. Credit: US Coast Guard

Explore Traditional Letterpress Printing at Woodside Press on an Inside Industry Tour

Woodside Press is one of our featured Brooklyn Navy Yard tenants on our Making It In NYC: Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard tour series. This past winter, we visited the …

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Mergenthaler Linotype Machine at Woodside Press at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Press Release: Turnstile Tours Honored as ‘Best for Community’, Creating Most Overall Positive Community Impact

Joins 113 Companies From 21 Countries and 46 Industries to Set Gold Standard and Challenge All Businesses to Measure and Manage Impact236 Companies Honored as ‘Best for the World’, Best for …

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Natacha Mankowski Brings Out What Goes On Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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 Sunday, April 19 at 11am, …

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Digital Technology Augments Craftsmanship at Scott Jordan Furniture

One of the hallmarks of the companies that we feature on our Making It In NYC tour series at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is that they wed traditional crafts with …

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Sitting at his desk using a mouse and looking at a screen with a chair on it, Scott Jordan builds a chair, virtually.

Snowy Streets of the Navy Yard: Winter Photography Tour Finalists

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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Photo by Janet Squitieri

Inside Industry: Space Suit Maker Final Frontier Design at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the fifth floor of the cavernous Building 280, sits a small studio with very large ambitions. Inside you will find bolts of high-tech fabrics, spools of …

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Brooklyn Navy Yard in Winter, 2015

Thank you to the small group of photographers who braved the winter weather and joined us for our Winter Photo Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard last month. The submissions are …

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The Fall of Singapore, 1942

February 15 marks the anniversary of one of the most dramatic and shocking moments in the Second World War, the fall of the “Gibraltar of the East,” Singapore, in 1942. …

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Extraordinary Journey to Bring Camels to US Began at Brooklyn Navy Yard

This past weekend, I was perusing the US Naval Institute website (probably one of my favorite websites), when I came across an article, “Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy.” Featured …

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The Brooklyn Reader: Take a Tour of the Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Reader, January 27, 2015 by C. Zawadi Morris The Brooklyn Reader took a photo tour of the facility with Turnstile Tours, which offers a variety of tours at the …

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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.

“Find Something Just For You”: TaraFawn Marek Offers Advice for Photographing Brooklyn Navy Yard

Having just crowed winners of our 2014 Brooklyn Navy Yard Photography Contest, we’re ready to dive into the 2015 season – the first tour is thus Sunday, January 25 at …

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Photo by TaraFawn Marek @thetfawn

See the Winners of the 2014 Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Contest

The Brooklyn Navy Yard attracts photographers. This 300-acre secure industrial park offers a varied mix of natural and industrial landscapes, historic and innovative buildings, aging elements infused with new energy. While the …

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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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