Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is an independent library system for the 2.5 million residents of Brooklyn. It is the fifth largest library system in the United States with 60 neighborhood libraries around the borough. BPL offers free programs and services for all ages and stages of life, includin...
Rockefeller center, and the New York Public Library in the background, first off, those buildings are nowhere near each other, so it would be impossible to get them all in a single shot. Next
Their perseverance truly resonated with our filmmaking team and me. I have to mention it was difficult not to include every artist we shot, but I hope to make a doc series in the near future because there are so many powerful stories we have tee-ed up. Martha Cooper shooting in Street...
It’s coming along well, as a few restaurants have opened, a number of businesses have moved in, the Holmdel Public Library has a branch, and a bunch of public sitting areas have been installed in the main corridors. I’m enjoying seeing this legendary, historic building be converted into...
Years later, President Theodore Roosevelt, a devout Hamiltonian, tried to purchase the artwork for $50,000—upwards of $1.5 million in today’s dollars—for the Library of Congress. That fell through. The Hamilton Club eventually merged with the Crescent Club and when the Hamilton clubhouse was...
, for making us think with his new Brooklyn Public Philosophers discussion series at the Central Library. Christmas Eve atOld First Reformed Churchfor bringing together spectacular classical and bluegrass musicians and even a Scottish harpist for a beautiful night of story and song. ...
“Voices and Visions” honoree of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame and the first female graduate of Dartmouth College invited to have her personal papers requested by the Rauner Special Collections Library, Gina can be found in the Library of Congress or in the make-up aisle of ...
THE best! My engine was leaking coolant and eventually overheated near the BQE. Called Louie and he made it to me in less than 20 mins! This was probably around 11pm. I got my car towed from Brooklyn to Queens. Super nice guy and completely professional. Accepts credit cards and that'...
Gothamistjust posted a series of great photos of The Montauk Club courtesy of New York Public Library’s oldimage archive. Park Slope’s private social club founded in 1889 by Charles Pratt, Richard Schermerhorn, and Edwin C. Litchfield. In its heyday, it hosted prominent politicians including...
Detail from map found at Brooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library ... By 1865 Grand Army Plaza’s shape and location had been determined. Even before the actual boundaries of Prospect Park were finalized. Whether Flatbush Avenue ran through the center of the Park as planned in ...