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Tag: Charles Pratt

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The Settlement House’s Long History and Continuing Role in North Brooklyn

by Geoff CobbMay 14, 2019

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 […]

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint

Brooklyn Label: Rediscovering the Astral’s Legacy

by Geoff CobbMarch 6, 2019March 7, 2019

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

by Geoff CobbFebruary 16, 2018February 14, 2018

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 […]

Posted inCommunity

The Hist List: Every Official Historic Landmark in Greenpoint

by Lucie LevineJanuary 2, 2018January 2, 2018

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 […]

Posted inCommunity, Environmental

Maker Park Envisions a Public Creative Space in Bushwick Inlet Park

by Julia MJuly 12, 2016July 12, 2016

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 […]



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