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Heartlands, Chokepoints, and Conflict Zones: How Geopolitics Maps the World | Episode 212

Maps hold the power to organize and explain the world beyond what we can observe with our own eyes, making them extremely powerful political tools. Maps that express a geopolitical …

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The World in a Box: The 65th Anniversary of Containerized Shipping with Marc Levinson | Episode 211

On April 26, 1956 an oil tanker customized to carry standardized metal crates left Port Newark, NJ for Houston, TX, marking the first commercially successful containerized shipment. Over the next …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
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Waterfront

Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks: Documentary and Discussion

April 26 is Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday, and for his 199th, the National Association of Olmsted Parks is kicking off a yearlong celebration as we approach his bicentennial in 2022. …

Prospect Park
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Great Trees of New York with Allison C. Meier | Episode 210

Celebrate Earth Day with some of New York City’s oldest and most beautiful trees. Six years ago, writer Allison C. Meier set out to visit and learn about each of NYC …

Prospect Park
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Virtual Tour of Upper Manhattan Waterways with Classic Harbor Line | Episode 207

Join us for another virtual boat tour aboard a beautiful motor yacht with our friends at Classic Harbor Line. This time we will be heading north, exploring the very northern tip …

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Waterfront

How World War I Changed the Way New Yorkers Eat | Episode 206

April 6 marks the 104th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, but the impacts of this global conflict were already being felt in New York City. Starting in …

Public Markets
Street Vending
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World War I

Virtual Walk of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Perimeter | Episode 204

Explore the neighborhoods surrounding the Brooklyn Navy Yard, including Vinegar Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Williamsburg, on this walk around the Yard’s long perimeter. We will explore connections between …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront

Exploring the Brooklyn Navy Yard Archives | Episode 203

As both an historic site and an active industrial park, with buildings and infrastructure spanning nearly 200 years, the Brooklyn Navy Yard is literally made up of layers of history. …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
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Waterfront

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Where is Pete Panto? Corruption and Crusaders on NYC’s Waterfront | Episode 202

New York City’s working waterfront has been widely associated with crime and corruption at least since On The Waterfront hit movie screens in 1954, but the story goes back further. Nathan …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
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Waterfront

Ships, Shanties, and the Shamrock: Brooklyn’s 19th Century Irish Waterfront | Episode 199

On March 17, 1863, the gunboat Shamrock was launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, an event attended by more than 5,000 onlookers and tremendous fanfare. The christening of this ship was meant …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront

Delaware & Raritan Canal / Camden & Amboy RR with the Canal Society of New Jersey | Episode 198

The Canal Society of New Jersey returns to our virtual program as Joe Macasek will share the history of the Delaware & Raritan Canal. While George Macculloch was working to complete his Morris …

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Waterfront

Chocolate History of Brooklyn | Episode 197

Food manufacturing has been a cornerstone of Brooklyn’s manufacturing economy for 150 years. Not only was the borough was home to some of the largest chocolate and confectionary makers in …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
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World War I
World War II

The Other Dutch in Our Region | Episode 196

Take a short trip west of New York City to explore a little-known and much misunderstood language and culture: the Pennsylvania Dutch, who aren’t Dutch at all but German. Educator …

Architecture
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Black Sailors and Shipworkers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1866–1966 | Episode 195

The celebrate Black History Month and the 220th birthday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, we are looking at the obstacles and opportunities that Black people encountered at the Brooklyn Navy …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Waterfront
World War I
World War II

Brooklyn Navy Yard Birthday: Celebrating 220 Years of Industry and Innovation | Episode 194

February 23 marks 220 years since the founding of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but 2021 also marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, the …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Aerial view that shows the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Wallabout Bay, the East River, and the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges and Manhattan in the background

Virtual Harbor Tour with Classic Harbor Line | Episode 192

Join us for another virtual boat tour, this time aboard a beautiful motor yacht with our friends at Classic Harbor Line. Starting at Chelsea Piers, we will head down the Hudson, …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Downhill Skiing in America: Schussing Through History | Episode 187

Hit the slopes with us as we explore the history of downhill skiing in the United States. We will look at the introduction of modern skiing by Norwegian immigrants, the …

Prospect Park
Virtual Programs
World War II

Virtual Walking Tour of the Monuments of Manhattan’s Battery | Episode 184

Over the past four centuries, the Battery at the tip of Manhattan has evolved, from a fortification to immigration station to park to National Monument. On this virtual walking tour, …

Architecture
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Waterfront
World War II

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