Center for Brooklyn History Set to Open to the Public This Week in Brooklyn...
A new blue banner has been unfurled in front of the historic Pierrepont Street facade and now, for the first time since the pandemic, history lovers without appointments will be able to return to the...
View ArticleCenter for Brooklyn History Opens With New Exhibit and Free Public Hours
By Ximena Del Cerro, Brooklyn Paper An historic Pierrepont Street facade came back to life on Thursday, when the Center for Brooklyn history reopened its doors to visitors after months of extensive...
View ArticleSustainable Living Tips for Brooklyn Renters That Won’t Upset the Landlord
By Ximena Del Cerro, Brooklyn Paper Renters can make a number of changes to reduce their carbon footprint without getting the permission of their landlords or spending big on items such as solar...
View ArticleDecades of New York City Life Captured by Photographer Sylvia Plachy Can Be...
By Ximena Del Cerro, Brooklyn Paper What happened in New York between 1974 and 2004? What made it the city that it is today? Will history books ever say? That’s what photojournalist Sylvia Plachy hopes...
View ArticleRed Hook to Get a Temporary Library While Reno of Branch Continues
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper An interim library is set to open in Red Hook next month, in the midst of a two-year closure of the neighborhood’s local branch. The Red Hook Library shut its doors...
View ArticleBudget Cuts Nixed, Brooklyn Public Library Will Be Open on Weekends
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Seven-day service is coming back to the Brooklyn Public Library after Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council agreed to restore millions of dollars of funding for the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Public Library Patrons Laud Return of Sunday Hours
By Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper Elected officials and bookworms celebrated the return of Sunday service at seven library branches across the city on July 14, following an agreement between Mayor...
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