Local settlement houses have a long and honorable history in North Brooklyn and they have served as a cultural and educational oasis for generations of local youths. Still, many people […]
Tag: Charles Pratt
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint
Brooklyn Label: Rediscovering the Astral’s Legacy
A lot of local history is quickly disappearing, but one place that is holding strong is Brooklyn Label (180 Franklin St.) and the historic building it calls home. French Greenpointer […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Oil, Philanthropy, The Astral and Art: The Mixed Local Legacy of Charles Pratt
Perhaps there is no person in the long history of Greenpoint who had a bigger effect on our area than Charles Pratt. Pratt’s legacy, though is a mixed one: a […]
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The Hist List: Every Official Historic Landmark in Greenpoint
Do you want to know about the extraordinary history all around you? (Yes!!) Well you’re in luck. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has just released a revamped version […]
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Maker Park Envisions a Public Creative Space in Bushwick Inlet Park
While the city is still 11 acres away from fulfilling its promise to deliver all 28 acres of Bushwick Inlet Park, it took a 7 acre step in the right direction this […]