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Fleet Week Harbor Tour | Monday, May 27, 10:45am

Join us on Memorial Day for a special, in-depth tour of the rich military history of New York Harbor to celebrate Fleet Week New York.

  • Waterfront

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Yard Patrol Boats and USS Wasp at Fleet Week 2023

Turnstile’s Guide to Open House New York Weekend 2023

Open House New York Weekend (Oct 20–22) is just a few days away, and with over 330 partners participating this year, it’s impossible to do it all. So we scoured …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Prospect Park

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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

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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

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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

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

Special Tours Mark 75 Years Since the End of World War II at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

World War II came to a close in 1945, and looking back 75 years, it is hard to believe that Americans on the cusp of war in 1940 were as …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • World War II

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Special Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour with Jennifer Egan, Mar 1

Take a special World War II history tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard co-led by Jennifer Egan, author of the award-winning novel Manhattan Beach, and our own resident historian, Andrew …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • World War II

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8-10 female workers lining up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to punch in wearing heavy smocks for welding.

2019 Guide to Open House New York

Open House New York Weekend is just over a week away, and with over 300 sites throwing open their doors, some careful planning is required to get the most out …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront

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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

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

Join the Final Vendy Awards, Sep. 21

The best day of the year is fast approaching: Saturday, September 21, 2019, the day of the 15th – and final – New York City Vendy Awards. For 15 years, …

  • Street Vending

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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

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

Brooklyn Navy Yard: When Brooklyn Was Queer Tour, June 22

Queer history is linked to Brooklyn’s diversity, creativity, and vibrancy as a borough, yet this history is often forgotten or overlooked. Join us for this special tour about the queer …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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Black and white photo of two men turned away from the camera with linked arms with pink text overlay that reads, "When Brooklyn was Queer"

Jane’s Walk Around the Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 4

We are hosting a special experience for Jane’s Walks around the perimeter of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. For 165 years, the Yard was a leading naval shipyard, and today it is …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard

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landscape with wood board and grass

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

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Guide to Fleet Week New York 2019 Ships

New York City used to be a Navy town. Sailors were a regular sight at the city’s shipyards and bases, and ships made regular port calls. Now the Navy’s footprint …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Shipspotting
  • Waterfront

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USCG Cutter in front of a construction project with several office buildings in Downtown Brooklyn and the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tour in the background

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

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Lecture: “Wendy the Welder: Work in World War II,” Oct. 15

The Brooklyn Navy Yard reached its peak in World War II, employing 70,000 civilian workers. Desperately short of labor, the Navy employed more than 10,000 women at the Yard, in …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • World War II

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An African-American female wearing a welder's helmet flipped up. She is smiling and looks surprised.

Lecture: “Naval Cartography and the Brooklyn Navy Yard,” Oct. 4

Continuing the fall discussion series, “Wayfinding for the Wayfarer and the Landlubber,” this talk by Andrew Gustafson investigates the significant role cartography – the art and science of drawing maps …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard

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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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