Past Virtual Programs - Turnstile Tours

Waterfront Workers: Finding the Harkins Family with Julie Golia | Episode 88

The waterfront has long been the epicenter of Brooklyn’s economic and cultural life, yet the stories of ordinary workers in the once-bustling piers and factories can be difficult to locate. …

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Waterfront

A Rose in Spanish Harlem: Gardening with Urban Garden Center | Episode 86

Join us for a gardening demonstration and conversation with Dimitri Gatanas of the Urban Garden Center at La Marqueta, a third generation family-owned business in East Harlem. We’ll hear the …

Public Markets
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Flash and Clang: Aids to Navigation with the Historic Lighthouse Tender Lilac | Episode 85

Unlock the mystery of maritime navigation with Mary Habstritt of the Lilac Preservation Project. At night many of our waterways become constellations of flashing lights. These Aids to Navigation (or …

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Waterfront

Virtual Accessibility: Challenges and Opportunities | Episode 84

During the pandemic, our daily routines have largely shifted from the physical world to virtual platforms, from school and work to social gatherings and religious ceremonies. This virtual program will …

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The Saga of Salty Sam, Navy Mascot | Episode 82

In 1953, the USS Wrangell was sailing off the coast of Portugal when it encountered a fishing boat adrift; on board was just a lone fisherman, dead, a dog, barely …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Vaux & Olmsted: Public Spaces, Private Lives | Episode 79

Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted are best known for designing landmark landscapes in New York City and across the country, most notably Prospect Park and Central Park. Both men …

Prospect Park
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Exploring the Erie Canal with Will Van Dorp | Episode 78

Two hundred years ago New York State was in the midst of digging a canal to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie, a civil engineering project that would transform …

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Waterfront

Eating In Translation with Dave Cook | Episode 77

Many fairs, festivals, and food bazaars, rooted in culinary traditions from all over the world, have been postponed or cancelled this spring. New York-based photojournalist Dave Cook will lead a virtual tour …

Street Vending
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Voices of Essex Market with Feed Me A Story | Episode 75

In celebration of Lower East Side History Month, join us for a conversation with Theresa Loong, Laura Nova, and Sarah Kramer about Feed Me A Story’s video and audio documentation …

Public Markets
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Tales from the Archives: The Puerto Rican Experience Reflected in Federal Records | Episode 74

Government records are not just the stuff of bureaucratic nightmares. While created to serve agency functions, federal records can also reveal very personal stories. Dennis Riley, an archivist at the …

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Fleet Week New York, Past and Present | Episode 71

For just the second time in 33 years, Fleet Week New York has been cancelled this year, so instead, we will look back at Fleet Weeks and naval reviews held …

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Waterfront

“Mind the Light, Kate”: New York’s Most Famous Lighthouse Keeper with the Noble Maritime Collection | Episode 70

“Mind the Light, Kate.” From 1890 to 1919, Kate Walker honored this request from her dying husband as he was taken from their home, the lighthouse on Robbins Reef just …

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Waterfront

Chaos and Control: On Painting and Toys with Paul Campbell | Episode 67

Brooklyn Navy Yard-based artist Paul Campbell started to experiment with painting with his children’s toys in 1998 and has since explored the tension and balance between chaos and control. His …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Prospect Park
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“Manhattan Beach”: The Brooklyn Navy Yard of World War II with Jennifer Egan | Episode 66

Take a virtual tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in World War II with Jennifer Egan, author of the award-winning novel Manhattan Beach, and our own resident historian, Andrew Gustafson. …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Brooklyn Army Terminal: Unexpected Stories from the Archives | Episode 65

The Brooklyn Army Terminal has served many functions over the years, including as a liquor storehouse in the 1920’s, a coffee roastery in the 1930’s postal sorting center in the …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
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Feeding NYC: The History of the Supermarket | Episode 64

During the pandemic, supermarkets are the few public places that people still frequent, so this is a perfect time to look back at the history of grocery stores in America …

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A Year in Review at Essex Market | Episode 63

On May 13, 2019, Essex Market moved from its 1940 building to a new home at Essex Crossing, opening a new chapter in the market’s history by adding 13 new …

Public Markets
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The first and second floors of the Essex Market with a historic neon sign from the Orchard Essex Meat Market

Wall Street’s Finest Falafel: A Conversation with Adel El Nagar | Episode 60

For nearly 20 years, Adel El Nagar has been serving food of his native Egypt on the streets of New York. Known for his made-to-order falafel, his cart Adel’s #1 …

Street Vending
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