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When Brooklyn had its own railroad lines
Today, the only passenger railroad line that goes through Brooklyn is the LIRR line on Atlantic Avenue.
… Full ArticleBrooklyn Today for Sept. 7, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 251st day of the year. The Brooklyn Eagle of Sept. 7, 1884, printed some observations by a reporter who traveled to the city’s namesake, Breukelen, the Netherlands.
… Full ArticleBrooklyn Today for Sept. 6, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 250th day of the year. On Sept.
… Full ArticleBrooklyn Today for September 5, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 249th day of the year. Political deals involving a Kings County Democratic leader are nothing new, at least not if you look at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Sept. 5, 1900. … Full Article
Brooklyn Today for Sept. 4, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 248th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Sept. 4, 1902, was headlined, “Montauk Attacked by Naval Enemy.” Lest modern-day readers fret, however, U.S. Naval forces were merely engaging in “war games.” … Full Article
Brooklyn Today for August 30, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 243rd day of the year. … Full Article
Brooklyn Today for August 31, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 244th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 31, 1902, reported that a coffee warehouse at 44 Fulton St. (probably on what is today known as Old Fulton Street) collapsed because the floors were overloaded. … Full Article
Brooklyn Today for Aug. 28, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 241st day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Aug. 28, 1902, reported that the New York Dock Company put up a moveable fence at the foot of Conover Street in Red Hook to assert its ownership of the pier. … Full Article
Battle of Brooklyn in Cobble Hill on Monday
Cobble Hill
The Battle of Brooklyn, a key conflict of the Revolutionary War, has inspired a site-specific art installation, “Battle Pass—Revolution II," by Sasha Chavchavadze, on the corner of Bergen and Smith streets in Cobble Hill. … Full Article
'Pepper' was an original guitar hero
Recently, we told the story of the late “Pepper” Martin, the hero of the St. Louis Cardinals when they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games to win the 1931 World Series. That was when Martin became known as “The Wild Horse of the Osage” because of his hitting and running. … Full Article
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