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(Re)connecting Brooklyn’s History: Brooklyn’s Homefront during World War II with Brooklyn Public Library

The history and legacy of the Second World War can be seen all around us in Brooklyn. Once home to hundreds of factories, shipyards, and warehouses, and responsible for sending …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Virtual Programs
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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What Is a Public Market? | Episode 259

Public markets are one of the foundational institutions of urban life. The Project for Public Spaces defines public markets as indoor or outdoor markets that “operate in public space, serve locally …

  • Public Markets
  • Street Vending
  • Virtual Programs

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Famous and Forgotten: Street Names of the Brooklyn Navy Yard | Episode 232

Behind the gates of the Brooklyn Navy Yard lies a network of streets that are a mystery to most New Yorkers. Named for naval heroes, shipyard operations, and even a …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Virtual Programs
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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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

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Chocolate History of Brooklyn | Episode 197

Food manufacturing has been a cornerstone of Brooklyn’s manufacturing economy for 150 years. Not only was the borough was home to some of the largest chocolate and confectionary makers in …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Inside Industry
  • Virtual Programs
  • World War I
  • World War II

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Pouring Concrete: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares for War

Times of war have always brought the biggest transformations to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and none were bigger than those that took place during World War II. But long before …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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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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