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Open House New York at Brooklyn Army Terminal | Episode 150

As Open House New York Weekend goes online this year, we are hosting a virtual visit to one of the most popular sites of the weekend, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, so join us …

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Brooklyn Army Terminal
Inside Industry
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World War I
World War II

View of the metal frames that span the two sides of Building B, a massive concrete industrial building with an atrium at the center that opens to the sky.

Walking the Brooklyn Navy Yard Perimeter | Self-Guided Tour

As part of Open House New York Weekend, we have created this map to guide you around the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the surrounding neighborhoods to explore the history, architecture, and …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront

Wall Street to Astoria Ferry Guide | Self-Guided Tour

As part of Open House New York Weekend, we have created this special guide highlighting architecture, industry, and history along the Astoria Route of the NYC Ferry. Download this PDF guide …

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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront

New York City Sightseeing is Slowly Returning With Creative Tours

Turnstile Tours, a Brooklyn-based company, normally offers custom-made walking tours of locations like the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Essex Market, in partnership with local businesses and organizations. Today, the same ethos of community and access which animates Turnstile’s walking tours is available through its Virtual Programs.

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Amazing Thailand Uptown’s Somtam Papaya Salad | Thai Food in America Recipes

This recipe comes to us from Amazing Thailand Uptown of Minneapolis, where Chefs Kulsatree Noree and Sukie Panthialath made classic papaya salads on our Thai Food in America series, episode …

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Chef Warunee Mouthapong’s Spicy Curried Rice Salad | Thai Food in America Recipes

This recipe comes to us from Chef Warunee Mouthapong, owner of Siam Bistro-Miami, who made spicy curried rice salad or Yum Naem Kao Tod, on our Thai Food in America …

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Two Centuries of Building the Navy: From Brooklyn to the Bayou | Virtual Program for the Navy League

This three-part series is presented in partnership with the New York Council Navy League, with support from Huntington Ingalls Industries. These programs look at over two hundred years of naval …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront

Breuckelen: Stories of Brooklyn’s Dutch History and Heritage | Episode 148

In 1636, the first European settler, Willem Adriaensen Benet, was granted title to land in what is today Brooklyn. Though Dutch rule over the colony would last only 30 years, …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
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Inclusive Design and Employment for People of All Abilities | Made in NYC Week | Episode 146

In this special Made in NYC Week program, learn how New York City’s makers and manufacturers are advancing inclusion of people with disabilities through adaptive design and employment practices. In …

Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

How to Take a Walk in an Era of Social Distancing with Photographer Sean Carroll | Episode 144

In the height of the pandemic, artist Sean Carroll drew inspiration from his street and neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to create How to Take a Walk in an Era of Social Distancing: A …

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National Manufacturing Day at the Brooklyn Army Terminal | Episode 143

Celebrate National Manufacturing Day by visiting one of the centers of industry in New York City, the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Located in Sunset Park, the Brooklyn Army Terminal is home …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs

Cycling for All New Yorkers: Adaptive Bicycles with Adapt Ability | Episode 141

As New Yorkers are riding their bicycles more than ever, new Brooklyn-based nonprofit Adapt Ability is on a mission to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy cycling in the city’s parks …

Inside Industry
Prospect Park
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Climate Week: Tackling Climate Change in Prospect Park | Episode 140

Celebrate Climate Week NYC and learn how climate change has affected Prospect Park and other natural areas in New York City and the projections for the future, including how Prospect Park Alliance and the Natural …

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How It’s Well Made: Woodworking with Bien Hecho | Episode 139

Join us for a virtual visit to Bien Hecho, a woodworking business at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that specializes in making furniture, millwork, cabinetry, public street seats, and other custom …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

Climate Week: Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Virtual Tour | Episode 137

Like many cities around the world, New York City is facing the reality of climate change and its severe impacts on the urban environment. In Lower Manhattan, high tides with …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

“Every Day Is a Holiday” Film Screening and Discussion | Episode 136

Chinese-American filmmaker Theresa Loong knew little about her father’s past. One day, she found his secret diary, written when he was a POW in a Japanese work camp during World …

Virtual Programs
World War II

Marnee Thai’s Pad Thai | Thai Food in America Recipes

Chef Chai Siriyan founded San Francisco’s Marnee Thai in 1986, and since then he has been serving his take on the star attraction of any Thai menu: Pad Thai. Chef …

Virtual Programs

The 9/11 Boatlift: Panel Discussion with Maritime Heroes | Episode 134

Join us for this special program, presented in partnership with the Transportation Institute and the New York Council Navy League, to hear firsthand stories from the Coast Guard and maritime …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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