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Daily Express: Brooklyn: Dumbo rebirth of a borough

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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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.

Curbed: Saying goodbye to the old Essex Street Market

Curbed New York, June 14, 2018 by Nathan Kensinger One of the best ways to savor the final days of the old Essex Street Market is on the weekly walking tour offered …

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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.

Bklyner: Brooklyn Army Terminal Celebrates 100th Anniversary, Unveils New Industrial Space

Bklyner, June 1, 2018 by Pamela Wong Along with celebrating the Brooklyn Army Terminal‘s (BAT) centennial Thursday morning, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, …

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Metro: The 8 essential things to do during Fleet Week in New York

Metro New York, May 21, 2018 by Eva Kis Tour Military History: For Memorial Day, classic Harbor Line and Turnstile Tours have created a special Military History Tour ($68) about the city’s …

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Curbed: Exploring Brooklyn’s last remaining dry docks

Curbed New York, May 3, 2018 by Nathan Kensinger It’s a strange feeling to be standing in the mud 40 feet below the East River without getting wet. Even stranger …

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PBS: Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Brooklyn

PBS, aired January 16, 2018 We were so proud to have the Brooklyn Navy Yard featured in Episode 3 of the new PBS travel program Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, which explored unique …

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Escape: New York City Bus Tours: See a Different Side of the Big Apple

Escape, January 16, 2018 by Rob McFarland Turnstile has a diverse range of tours but one of its most interesting is an exploration of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. For 165 years, …

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Gabs: Supporting local small businesses in New York

Gabs Photography, January 11, 2018 by Gabriela Hengeveld When we were invited to visit New York for a story about the Bronx we got in touch with Turnstile Tours an …

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New York Times: After the Launching (and Scrapping) of Navy Ships, a New Mission

New York Times, December 26, 2017 by C.J. Hughes Three other federally owned naval yards — in Kittery, Me.; Portsmouth, Va.; and Washington — have more traditional maritime uses. “One …

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PIX11 News: History of Food Carts and Vendors in NYC is Celebrated

PIX 11 News, aired November 29, 2017 by Greg Mocker Greg Mocker of PIX 11 News not only attended our panel discussion at the Museum at Eldridge Street, which included panelists …

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Hopkins Views from the Hill: Hopkins’ Network at Work

Hopkins Views from the Hill, Fall 2017 by Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Leo Sorrel In July 2017, Andrew Gustafson hosted a student from his high school alma mater, New Haven’s …

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Chicago Tribune: Borough with a view: Brooklyn beckons with new hotels, other perks

Chicago Tribune, November 6, 2017 by Elaine Glusac The Brooklyn Navy Yard, an expansive, 300-acre patch of waterfront established in 1801 and the birthplace of the USS Maine, now serves …

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Archtober Podcast: Brooklyn Grange Farm at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Throughout AIA NY’s Archtober – New York Architecture Month – each day has a “Building of the Day,” which is highlighted with tours and other programming. This year, three of the …

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The Bridge: The Brooklyn Tour Guides Who Know All the Secrets

The Bridge, July 12, 2017 by Emily Nonko As Brooklyn’s tourism industry heats up, double-decker buses have crossed the river in herds, whirling visitors around Grand Army Plaza and other dramatic sights. But …

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French Morning: Vignoble-rooftop, distillerie, entrepôts: visitez le Brooklyn Navy Yard

French Morning, July 5, 2017 by Nadège Fougeras Pour cette expérience, vous allez devoir être organisés. Car vous devrez vous inscrire à une visite. Le Brooklyn Navy Yard, vous le …

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Traveller Australia: Food Truckin’ in the Big Apple

Traveller Australia, June 30, 2017 by Rob McFarland “What do you think was the first food sold on the streets of New York?” asks Doug, our enthusiastic guide from Turnstile …

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Tour of Navy Yard, old & new, ties together three 19th-century Brooklyn icons

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 23, 2017 by Paula Katinas Andrew Sichenze, a lawyer from Bay Ridge, has many fond memories of the first time he visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a …

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Harper’s Bazaar Spain: Esto es lo que se come ahora en las calles de Nueva York

Harper’s Bazaar Spain, May 4, 2017 by Sergio Cabrera Las calles del Midtown de Nueva York se encuentran siempre en constante ebullición. En el que bien podríamos considerar epicentro del planeta, …

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