12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (352+ words) We have rounded up a few Brooklyn tales of schools, buildings, and students this Labor Day weekend before school resumes. Summer vacations are winding down with the last hurrah of the Labor Day weekend and students are headed into another…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (900+ words) by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn’s role in the founding of the United States will take center stage this summer after lawmakers announced $350,000 in funding for a borough-wide programming initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. Standing atop…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (639+ words) A bird’s-eye view of Brooklyn by C.R. Parsons published by Currier & Ives in 1879. Image via Library of Congress Historian, preservationist, and longtime Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen penned a bevy of captivating tales of Brooklyn’s history and architecture this year. If…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (566+ words) The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Ditmas Park co-op, a Boerum Hill row house, and a Bay Ridge house. Popular listings were scattered around the borough this week, from Bay Ridge to Brooklyn Heights. The least…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (663+ words) The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Greek Revival in Brooklyn Heights, a Queen Anne in Park Slope, and a Tudor in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Park Slope was popular again this week, with other listings scattered from…...