On Location - Turnstile Tours

Brooklyn Navy Yard Virtual Artists’ Studio Visits | Episode 214

The Brooklyn Navy Yard recently launched a public art exhibit with the theme Atmosphere for Invention, which reflects both the site’s history and its inventive spirit today. This live virtual …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs

Spring Planting in Prospect Park | Episode 213

On this virtual walk, we will join Prospect Park Alliance’s gardeners for a tour of their work doing spring plantings around the Lakeside section of the park, including on the …

Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

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
Virtual Programs

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 …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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
Virtual Programs
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
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Black and white photo of three workers standing around a wooden model of a ship

Chinese New Year Traditions | Episode 193

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with our team as we share the history, traditions, and foods of one of the world’s most widely-celebrated holidays. While the actual New Year falls …

Virtual Programs

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

Winter Birding with the Brooklyn Bird Club | Episode 186

While winter can seem like a slow time for birdwatching, many migratory species can be seen in New York only at this time of year. Join us for a discussion …

Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Portal to Prospect Park: Restoring the Endale Arch | Episode 185

Prospect Park Alliance recently completed the restoration of the Endale Arch, one of the original portals to the park designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. Get an insider’s look at …

Architecture
Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

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
Virtual Programs
Waterfront
World War II

Sustainable Manufacturing with Countertop Maker IceStone | Episode 181

Since 2003, IceStone has been manufacturing countertops in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Made from 100% recycled glass, cement, and pigment, their unique designs and innovative production process have made IceStone a leading …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

A tour at IceStone with 7 people looking at and handling samples of counter tops in a factory space

Virtual Walking Tour of DUMBO’s Historic Architecture | Episode 178

The neighborhood today known as DUMBO was once the center for the agricultural hamlet of Brooklyn, and grew into a center of commerce, shipping, and manufacturing. On this virtual walk, …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Canners, Compost, Community, Art: A Special Peek Inside Sure We Can | Episode 175

You may have seen people collecting cans and bottles, dependent upon the few cent deposit for their livelihood. For the past 10 years, Sure We Can has provided a sustainable and safe …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

“Pop-Surreal” Art and Tile Demo with Artist Ralph Almeida | Episode 171

Originally from Connecticut and of Portuguese descent, New York-based artist Ralph Almeida creates colorful and imaginative “pop-surreal” works of ceramic and acrylic art that combine many influences – of indigenous and modern …

Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Holiday Plants at Urban Garden Center | Episode 169

Urban Garden Center has been a fixture of Spanish Harlem since the 1950’s, and today their beautiful shop occupies a massive two-block stretch along Park Avenue in the historic La Marqueta. We …

Public Markets
Virtual Programs

Virtual Ride on the South Brooklyn Ferry | Episode 168

Take a virtual ride with us on the South Brooklyn route of the NYC Ferry. We will board at Corlears Hook and examine the Brooklyn waterfront as we ride past DUMBO, …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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