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PBS: Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Brooklyn

Posted on January 23, 2018May 14, 2021
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PBS, aired January 16, 2018

We were so proud to have the Brooklyn Navy Yard featured in Episode 3 of the new PBS travel program Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, which explored unique sites around town including our friends at Prospect Park, Kings County Distillery, and the Gowanus Canal. Jump to 5:40 to see the segment on the Navy Yard.

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