Ask a Historian Archives

March 9 | John B. Manbeck, Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Constance from Bay Ridge asks: When did trolleys disappear from Bay Ridge...

March 5 | John B. Manbeck

Luke from Bushwick asks: “Is Maria Hernandez Park built on former circus...

February 25 | John Manbeck

Tom of Marine Park asks: “I heard stories about a pilot called...

January 14 | John B. Manbeck

John B. Manbeck on the watering holes of centuries past...

December 31 | John B. Manbeck

Answer: Dec. 31, 1897...

December 10 | John B. Manbeck

Former borough historian John B. Manbeck on the history of the neighborhood...

November 26 | John B. Manbeck

Herb from Baltimore asks: “Years ago I lived in Brooklyn and I...

November 12 | John B. Manbeck

Elisabeth from Prospect Heights asked: “What communities existed before in Prospect...

October 29 | John B. Manbeck

Carolyn from Bay Ridge asks: “Tell us about the stables that...