History

Often, fixtures of New York life that were once so commonplace that people rarely gave a second thought to them are now remembered only by an ever-decreasing number of older people. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 277th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of October 3, 1902, reported on the accidental death of a longshoreman who tumbled aboard at the dock at the foot of Summit Street. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 276th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Oct. 2, 1902, reported that William Dickinson, an alderman (what we would call a councilman today) from Williamsburg, was arrested on charges of bribery. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 275th day of the year. Did you ever wonder how Brooklyn’s famed brownstones were advertised “back in the day?” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Oct. 1, 1885, carried an ad for four new brownstone houses on Union Street at the corner of Seventh Avenue. … Full Article

Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered at Green-Wood Cemetery on Sunday as the Green-Wood Historic Fund commemorated the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn with a day-long series of events. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 271st day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for this day in 1901 complained that at least five schools in the borough had classrooms that weren't used - at the same time as thousands of young people were lining up to get educated. … Full Article

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