Continued from Part 2 It was the first really hot day in May (2017), and I went forth to DUMBO on a mission. As it turns out I had to…
Fort Greene
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The Department of Transportation recently bagged another pair of ancient street signs in Brooklyn recently, as on today’s Fort Greene foray I found the pair shown here had finally been…
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FNY has been spending a lot of time in Brooklyn of late, at least for the weekly longform posts, and I’ll continue in that vein this week and next, with…
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From the ForgottenBook… The New York Naval Shipyard, known popularly as the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was established by the federal government in 1801. Robert Fulton’s steamship was built here and…
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The Walt Whitman Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is located on a short piece of St. Edward Street that has been “permitted” to survive by city planners in Fort…
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Who is that guy, seemingly waiting for the bus, on Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue? General Edward “Ned” Fowler led Brooklyn’s 14th Regiment in many Civil War battles. “The Red-Legged…
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Perhaps my favorite building on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene is the beige and brown Moderne classic Renken Milk Building at Classon Avenue, more properly known as the M. H. Renken…
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This incredible painted sign at Washington and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn (across from my old high school) has been now been tamed and homogenized: Because we need logos, don’t…
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Just a short Walk today that was part of a longer walk, from downtown Brooklyn to the edge of Williamsburg. Today I will cover the short span of Hanson Place,…
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Many years ago Donald Fagen of Steely Dan indicated that he wouldn’t be going back to his old school (Bard College in upstate NY). I rarely go back to any of…
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During the fall (2007) I visited one of my favorite parts of Brooklyn, Fort Greene, which has evolved from a place where you would need a tank to ride in for safety…
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Even though the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Fort Greene has not served the U.S. military for decades (it was a naval shipbuilding enclave from 1801 to 1966), it remains a zealously…