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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

The Constellation Fire: The Accident That Changed the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Episode 173

On December 19, 1960, the Brooklyn Navy Yard suffered the worst accident in its history, a devastating fire aboard the USS Constellation that killed 50 workers. This fire was not …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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

Exploring Lake Baikal, Pearl of Siberia | Episode 167

Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest and oldest lake, containing nearly one-fifth of all the world’s liquid fresh water. Located in Eastern Siberia, it is the heart of an ecologically …

Virtual Programs

Cass Gilbert’s New York: Skyscrapers to Supply Depots | Episode 165

November 24 marks the 161st birthday of the famed architect Cass Gilbert, and to celebrate, we are taking a deep dive into his body of work in New York City. …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs

International Street Vendor Day Celebration | Episode 161

Join the Street Vendor Project, Queens Night Market, and Culinary Backstreets for a virtual event celebrating street food & culture in the most diverse community in the world. This virtual event will feature live …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Exploring the East River from Wall Street to Astoria | Episode 157

Take a virtual ride with us on the Astoria route of the NYC Ferry. We will board at Wall Street, and on this one-hour ride, we will examine the historical buildings …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Staten Island’s Freight Rail: Back from the Brink with Don Lotz | Episode 156

Because New York City lacks any freight rail crossing of the Hudson River, Staten Island is the lone borough with direct access to ports and rail lines west of the …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Permits and Precarity: Navigating NYC’s Street Vending Regulations | Episode 155

Due to the precarious nature of their business, New York City street vendors’ livelihoods are dependent on knowing and exercising their rights. In this virtual program, we will look at …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Street vendors rally on the steps of city hall with signs that read I love immigrant NY and Support NYC smallest businesses and Help us to serve you

Potatoes: Digging in the Dirt with Agronomist Bob Leiby | Virtual Program | Episode 154

Potatoes are a staple of the American diet, and a lot of them grow within commuting distance of New York City. On this program, we will connect with Pennsylvania’s Lehigh …

Virtual Programs

Two Centuries of Building the Navy: From Brooklyn to the Bayou | Virtual Program for the Navy League

This three-part series is presented in partnership with the New York Council Navy League, with support from Huntington Ingalls Industries. These programs look at over two hundred years of naval …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Breuckelen: Stories of Brooklyn’s Dutch History and Heritage | Episode 148

In 1636, the first European settler, Willem Adriaensen Benet, was granted title to land in what is today Brooklyn. Though Dutch rule over the colony would last only 30 years, …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
Virtual Programs

White Sauce, Hot Sauce: Film Screening & Conversation to support the Street Vendor Project

‘White Sauce Hot Sauce‘ is a 20-minute documentary film that follows the lives of two food vendors originally from Egypt, who have migrated to NYC and set up shop as Halal …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Images d’Épinal: Paper Models from the Turn of the Century | Episode 127

Papercraft modeling and dolls are as old as paper, but the art form exploded in the 19th century with new innovations in printing technology, and tiny French city of Épinal …

Virtual Programs
World War I

Boatbuilding History with the City Island Nautical Museum | Episode 122

For well over a century, City Island in western Long Island Sound was an important maritime community, not only as a destination for tourists — which it still is — …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Coney Island Cats with Rev. Jen Miller | Episode 120

We are excited to welcome back artist, author and local legend Rev. Jen Miller. We last joined her for a behind-the-scenes look at her extensive collection of Troll Dolls, once the …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

The Melvilles and Sailors’ Snug Harbor: A Story of New York | Episode 118

By the time he published Moby-Dick in 1851, Herman Melville’s career as a popular prose writer was almost over. While Melville was working on the docks as a customs inspector …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

The Marx Brothers in NYC with Noah Diamond | Episode 114

Noah Diamond is a man of many hats, including a Groucho Marx painted mustache and cigar. In addition to being a New York City tour guide, writer, performer, and designer, he …

Virtual Programs

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