Yesterday the Brooklyn Navy Yard announced that they will be rolling out the first autonomous vehicles in New York City, which will provide a self-driving shuttle service inside the Yard’s …
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Brooklyn Roasting Company creates and serves unique, fair trade-certified coffees from across the globe. Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, their headquarters, distribution center, and roasting plant produce more than 1 million …
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BLDG 92 is home to the visitor center, museum, and employment center of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and it is the starting point for all of our Brooklyn Navy Yard Tours. …
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Founded in 1914 on the Lower East Side by Jewish immigrant Joel Russ, Russ & Daughters is a New York institution. Now a fourth-generation business run by Joel’s great-grandchildren Josh …
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Brownstoner, January 22, 2019 by Susan De Vries While the Brooklyn Navy Yard is being transformed with new buildings and uses, during World War II thousands of workers toiled to …
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard covers 300 acres of the waterfront, touching neighborhoods from Dumbo to Fort Greene to Williamsburg. Both inside and outside the Yard’s gates are a growing number …
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What can we learn about New York City and its waterfront from its boats? Waterwire is inviting people from the maritime world and beyond to share their perspectives on NYC History in 10 Boats. Below is our 14th installment, with Andrew Gustafson.
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Last week, New York City was visited by the flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth. This 65,000-ton carrier has spent several weeks in the US while undergoing flight …
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Celebrate National Manufacturing Day with events across the country on Friday, Oct. 5, including two events hosted by Turnstile Tours and our manufacturing partners. At 9:30am, join us at the …
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard reached its peak in World War II, employing 70,000 civilian workers. Desperately short of labor, the Navy employed more than 10,000 women at the Yard, in …
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Continuing the fall discussion series, “Wayfinding for the Wayfarer and the Landlubber,” this talk by Andrew Gustafson investigates the significant role cartography – the art and science of drawing maps …
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Bklyner, September 18, 2018 by Robin Kaizer-Schatzlein Last night author Jennifer Egan was in the green room of the Brooklyn Public Library‘s central branch getting ready to go on stage …
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Dieu Donné is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1976 by Susan Gosin and Bruce Wineberg to explore the untapped potential of hand papermaking as an art medium. At their …
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Brooklyn Grange is a working commercial farm that also hosts events, designs and builds green roofs, and promotes sustainable living. The Grange produces over 50,000 pounds of produce annually, as …
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Woodside Press is a printing company located in Building 3 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that creates unique, high-quality printed items using traditional letterpress methods. Their workshop includes typefaces, presses, …
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Kings County Distillery is New York City’s oldest, largest, and premier whiskey distillery. Founded in 2010 and moved to the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s 1899 Paymaster building in 2012, it was …
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Rooftop Reds is a rooftop vineyard, tasting room, and outdoor event space located atop an industrial building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, offering great views of the Yard and the …
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Daily Express, July 23, 2018 by Jane Memmler NO OTHER borough of New York has changed as much as Brooklyn in the past decade. It may be within touching distance …
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