Manufacturing - Turnstile Tours

Before Rosie: Women at the Brooklyn Navy Yard pre-World War II | Episode 59

Before the celebrated images of “Rosie the Riveter” and “Winnie the Welder,” women served in a variety of roles at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in uniform and as civilian workers. …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs
Waterfront
World War I

How It’s Made: Scott Jordan Furniture | Episode 46

Go inside industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Scott Jordan Furniture, a manufacturer of beautiful solid-wood furniture that has been in business for more than 35 years. Founder Scott Jordan …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

Scott Jordan standing in front of a CNC router with wooden parts

Manufacturing in Crisis: The State of NYC Manufacturing with Adam Friedman | Episode 18

The COVID-19 crisis has thrust manufacturing into the national spotlight, as the city, state, and nation struggle to procure necessary medical equipment, and companies big and small pivot to produce …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Women Welders, Past and Present, Mar 8

Celebrate International Women’s Day by exploring the past and present of women’s labor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Learn about the history from the early nineteenth century, when women sewed flags …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Love Stories and Letterpress, Feb 9

Get ready for Valentine’s Day on this special Sunday Inside Industry program at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We will first delve into the archives of the Yard to share stores of sailors, …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

Typeface collection at Woodside Press at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Digital Fabrication, Jan 31

Many of the businesses in the Brooklyn Navy Yard bring together traditional handcrafts and advanced manufacturing techniques to create unique, high-quality products. On this tour, we will go “inside industry” with …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

Sitting at his desk using a mouse and looking at a screen with a chair on it, Scott Jordan builds a chair, virtually.

National Manufacturing Day Tours, Oct. 4

Celebrate National Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 4 on a guided tour at the Brooklyn Navy Yard focused on interior design and fabrication The tour will begin with an introduction to …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Street Vending

Ferra Designs metal design and fabrication workshop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Taste the Yard: Brooklyn Navy Yard Food Tour, August 16

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Yard is a growing community of food manufacturing businesses. On this tour, go behind the scenes at some of the Yard’s most delicious tenants! Participants will learn about different aspects of food production, distribution, and retail, while sampling …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Waterfront

Close-up photo of microgreens growing in a tray in a greenhouse

The Easter Bunny Goes to War

While many children will be gorging themselves on chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs this morning, these treats were absent from most baskets during World War II. On December 5, 1942, …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
World War II

Brooklyn Designs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 10–12

Brooklyn Designs is a showcase of design, architecture, and art, celebrating the creative energy of the borough. Hosted by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, this year’s design expo will be …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

Russ & Daughters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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 …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Things To Do

A bright but old-fashioned looking neon sign at a retail shop that has a fish graphics and reads Russ and Daughters Bagels and Lox appetizing since 1914

National Manufacturing Day, Oct. 5

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 …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
Inside Industry
Street Vending

Made In NYC 15th Anniversary Party, May 3

Join us at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to celebrate 15 years of remarkable work of Made In NYC, an initiative the Pratt Center for Community Development. This special evening will bring …

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Explore the World of Street Vending at Museum at Eldridge Street, Nov 29

Join us on Nov. 29 at the Museum at Eldridge Street when Cindy VandenBosch will be moderating a conversation about street vending, past and present, covering the industry’s deep roots on …

Street Vending

Veronica Julien stands in front of her metal food cart on Water Street and talks to a tour guide and tour group as they smile. wearing glasses in an apron and a young man next to her are both standing in front of a metal food cart on a busy street.

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

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

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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Press

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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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