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Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: Baldev Duggal

Baldev Duggal (1937–2016) So far in this series, all of the individuals we have profiled worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when it was still a naval shipyard. But Baldev Duggal …

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Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: Stanislaw Kozikowski

Stanislaw Kozikowski (1895–1967) Stan Kozikowski came to fame as a young man in the First World War, but spent much of his life as an unheralded machinist in the Brooklyn Navy …

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World War I

Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: Frederick Louis Riefkohl

Frederick Louis Riefkohl (1889–1969) The histories of Puerto Rico and of the US military are deeply intertwined, and much of that history runs through the career of Frederick Louis Riefkohl, the …

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World War I
World War II

Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: James Diani

James Diani (c.1833–1908) So far in this series, we have profiled commodores, admirals, and captains of industry. But the real history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard is the massive collective labor …

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Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: Peter Asserson

Peter Christian Asserson (1839–1906) The Brooklyn Navy Yard has always adapted to change. Over its first 165 years, rapid changes in naval ship designs forced the adoption of new shipbuilding …

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World War I

Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: John Ericsson

John Ericsson (1803–1889) John Ericsson was perhaps more of an engineer than any man who ever lived. Of his 85 years on this earth, 75 of them were spent as …

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Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: Henry Eckford

Henry Eckford (1775-1832) The long, arduous, and risky journey to America has a way of bringing to our shores the most ambitious, talented, and daring people; Henry Eckford was certainly …

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Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: John Barry

John Barry (1745–1803) Born in Ireland’s southeast County Wexford, John Barry grew up with an abiding hatred for the English. When he was 12, his Catholic family was dispossessed of their …

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Food for Good: How Non-Profits Are Creating Change Through Food

An Essex Street Market “Talk & Taste” event about food-based social enterprise Many organizations are recognizing the value of entrepreneurship and culinary arts to inspire young people, build their skills, and …

Inside Industry
Public Markets

Photo of Daytoine Shaw, a Black man wearing cap, glasses, and t-shirt with Reconnect Bakery written on it, holding a tray of muffins and giving a thumbs up

The Lo-Down: Essex Street Market Debuts Historical Mural

The Lo-Down, January 30, 2017 by Ed Litvak If you visited the Essex Street Market this past weekend, you probably noticed this new historical mural celebrating the legacy of the …

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Public Markets

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.

Market Value: How Public Markets Drive the Baking Industry Forward

An Essex Street Market “Talk & Taste” event about the baking industry in New York City Baking is literally our bread and butter in New York City making up the majority …

Inside Industry
Public Markets

several roles being sprinkled with powder

Vote in the 2016 Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Contest

This is year four of our photography tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and we need your help to select the best photo of the Yard of 2016. All of these …

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Photography

Fall 2016: Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Contest

Last week we held our final Brooklyn Navy Yard Seasonal Photography Tour of 2016 (don’t worry if you missed it – our next one will be on January 22). Stay …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photography
Waterfront

Guide to Open House New York 2016

Open House New York Weekend is always one of our favorite times of year, when hundreds of sites open their doors to the public on October 15 and 16. We …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard

The inside of a metal fabrication shop, a fork lift drives down the center of the space

Press Release: Brooklyn Navy Yard Launches Fall 2016 Inside Industry Tour Series

Guided Tour Series Offers Insider’s View of Factories, Workshops, and Tech Hubs (Brooklyn, NY) — Have you ever wondered what’s made at the Brooklyn Navy Yard? Now you can find …

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Summer 2016: Brooklyn Navy Yard Photo Contest

Thanks to all the photographers who joined our summer installment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Photography Tour. This season, the winning photographs will be selected by an artist based in the …

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Photography

Press Release: Turnstile Tours Launches New Weekly Tour of Essex Street Market Sept. 25

Turnstile Tours & Essex Street Market Vendors Association launch weekly 90-minute tasting tours of the market, every Sunday beginning September 25 Tours include 5–7 tastings and opportunities to meet the …

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Public Markets

The outside of a market that's painted colorfully with designs that include painted vegetables, fruit, and geometric shapes

Food Manufacturing Hub Opens at Brooklyn Army Terminal

Masaki and Yukimi Momose have been making their Japanese-style salad dressings for more than three years, but now, they are finally making it in a space they can call their …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Inside Industry
World War II

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