Courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society Before Brooklyn became a New York City borough home to 2.6 million people and countless hipster coffee shops, it was better known as Breuckelen ...

The next event in the Roundtable series will be the May Luncheon on Tuesday, May 3, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The luncheon will kick off with networking and cocktails at ...

Stories of Sickness and Health,” a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society, looks at both sides of that coin. The exhibition, at the BHS through June 2022, looks at all facets of ...

In particular, Shabazz is renowned for capturing African-American communities in New York City through the 1980s and ’90s, a topic he will discuss in an on-stage conversation at the Brooklyn ...

Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. Here’s an updated look at the most important thing to happen in Brooklyn since Henry Hudson landed at Coney Island. Many people call it “The Great Mistake.” Was ...

It brings co-composer Paola Prestini (co-founder and artistic director of National Sawdust, and a close friend and Artistic Advisory Board member of Brooklyn Youth Chorus), co-composer and co ...

The history of the Brooklyn Bridge is filled with death, disease, and controversy. The main architect died before the bridge was even built, and several workers died in the process. Tools and ...