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Bklyn Apartment Building Named City Landmark

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated a Brooklyn apartment building as a historical landmark, sparing the building

When you are cleaning up, you are bound to find some unexpected treasures. Money under the sofa pillow; the other

Last Friday was a rough day in New York due to flooding caused by almost non-stop rain at the end

The Battle of Brooklyn was a tipping-point during the American War for Independence. Historians believe as many as 256 soldiers

September 6, 2015 James

Many have been working tirelessly to find solutions for the long-polluted waterway along the Gowanus Canal. One organization, the Gowanus

June 15, 2014 James

The heartwarming symbol of the heyday of Brooklyn industrial growth, the 50-year-old “Kentile Floors” sign was saved from oblivion by

It is not smooth sailing for the 700-unit luxury housing project being developed by the Lightstone Group along the banks

A seven-foot long dolphin was seen by onlookers on Friday swimming in the highly polluted Gowanus Canal, occasionally surfacing and

Thomas D’Alessio was a well-loved neighbor and friend to people in Gowanus. He was also a veteran of the Normandy

Some might argue that getting a teddy bear mended isn’t the most important thing happening in Brooklyn — but it