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Category: Architecture

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s Naval Cemetery Landscape

With all the major development projects underway at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (the Green Manufacturing Center, Wegman’s, Building 77, Steiner Studios expansion – the list goes on …), it is …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront

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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, …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Photography

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Explainer: The Brooklyn Navy Yard and the National Register of Historic Places

Last month, we were so excited to learn that the Brooklyn Navy Yard has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. But this raises an important question: what on earth does …

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  • Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Meet Our Team: Sustainability Guide Doug Chapman

Meet Doug Chapman, head of Sustainability Programming and leader of our Sustainability Tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s “Lincoln” Photo

One of our favorite photographs of the Brooklyn Navy Yard is affectionately referred to as the “Lincoln photo.” We will be examining this photo more closely, and the scene depicted …

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  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Photography
  • Waterfront

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Navy Yard Manufacturer IceStone Uses Crowdsourcing to Recover from Sandy

We all know that glass is made of sand, but Hurricane Sandy was no friend to recycled glass countertop manufacturer IceStone. The Brooklyn Navy Yard tenant was hit hard by …

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Pouring Concrete: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares for War

Times of war have always brought the biggest transformations to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and none were bigger than those that took place during World War II. But long before …

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  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront
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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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