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Three Generations of Conservation: The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park | Episode 109

Vermont is known for its natural beauty, but the National Park Service has only one property in the state, the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. Established in 1992, the park tells the …

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More Tales from the Archives: Puerto Rico and the US Military | Episode 108

Join us for part two of our conversation with archivist Dennis Riley of the New York State Archive. Dennis will share his research into the treasure trove of materials related to Puerto …

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An Unfree Fleet: Slavery and the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Episode 106

When the Brooklyn Navy Yard was founded in 1801, more than a quarter of the inhabitants of Kings County were enslaved, and 60% of households included an enslaved person. This …

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A Conversation with Think!Chinatown | Episode 105

Manhattan’s Chinatown has been a destination for visitors from around the world seeking exotic food and curiosities for more than 100 years. Think!Chinatown works to demystify this neighborhood, while connecting people and …

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Closing Day: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Since 1966 | Episode 104

On June 25, 1966, the Brooklyn Navy Yard closed its doors after 165 years of “Service to the Fleet.” This virtual program with Navy Yard historian Andrew Gustafson will look …

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In Service to Seafarers from Titanic to Today: Seamen’s Church Institute | Episode 103

The day that news of the Titanic’s sinking reached New York, dignitaries assembled at 25 South Street on the tip of Lower Manhattan to lay the cornerstone. That building would …

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Waterfront

Lighter Life with David Sharps of the Waterfront Museum | Episode 102

The Lehigh Valley No. 79 covered barge shuttled cargo around New York Harbor from 1914 until sometime around the mid-1970s. David Sharps rescued this wooden barge in 1985, digging it …

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Puppets, Shadows, and Shining Your Light: Conversation and Demo with Jean Marie Keevins | Episode 101

Jean Marie Keevins is a NYC-based, Emmy-nominated puppet supervisor, producer, writer, puppet artist, and owner of Little Shadow Productions. She is currently Puppet Supervisor for Apple TV+ and Sesame Workshop’s Helpsters, which …

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A Look Back at the Vendy Awards with the Street Vendor Project’s Matt Shapiro | Episode 99

The Vendy Awards were an annual celebration of the best street vendors in New York City hosted by the Street Vendor Project, a project of the Urban Justice Center. It was …

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COVID-19 and Food Access: An Ongoing Crisis | Episode 98

During the pandemic, as many as two million New Yorkers are struggling with food insecurity, a longstanding challenge that has been exacerbated by the crisis. In this virtual program, we …

Public Markets
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Rocking The Boat: Changing Lives on the Bronx River | Episode 93

The Whitehall skiff, a style of boat developed in New York 200 years ago, has been changing the lives of teens in the Bronx for the last 20 years at …

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My Wuhan with Gina Gao | Episode 91

Join us for this special virtual program that will share a different side of the historic city of Wuhan through the lens of our staff member Gina Gao, a Queens …

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Waterfront Workers: Finding the Harkins Family with Julie Golia | Episode 88

The waterfront has long been the epicenter of Brooklyn’s economic and cultural life, yet the stories of ordinary workers in the once-bustling piers and factories can be difficult to locate. …

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A Rose in Spanish Harlem: Gardening with Urban Garden Center | Episode 86

Join us for a gardening demonstration and conversation with Dimitri Gatanas of the Urban Garden Center at La Marqueta, a third generation family-owned business in East Harlem. We’ll hear the …

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Flash and Clang: Aids to Navigation with the Historic Lighthouse Tender Lilac | Episode 85

Unlock the mystery of maritime navigation with Mary Habstritt of the Lilac Preservation Project. At night many of our waterways become constellations of flashing lights. These Aids to Navigation (or …

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Waterfront

Virtual Accessibility: Challenges and Opportunities | Episode 84

During the pandemic, our daily routines have largely shifted from the physical world to virtual platforms, from school and work to social gatherings and religious ceremonies. This virtual program will …

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Struggle and Resilience on Manhattan’s Lower East Side | Episode 83

In celebration of Lower East Side History Month, this virtual program will explore how the neighborhood has weathered difficult times, including stories of mutual aid, charity, and resilience shared from …

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The Saga of Salty Sam, Navy Mascot | Episode 82

In 1953, the USS Wrangell was sailing off the coast of Portugal when it encountered a fishing boat adrift; on board was just a lone fisherman, dead, a dog, barely …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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