Tag: John Quadrozzi

The Brooklyn Eagle and the ASPCA sponsored the Dog & Horse Parade during Brooklyn’s famous equestrian past. Shown: This parade, in June, 1935, included 500 dogs, 252 horses and a goat. Courtesy Dog & Horse Parade Collection, Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library

Historic horse parade returns to Brooklyn this Saturday

June 28 | Mary Frost

Brooklyn’s equestrian past included carriage drives and bridle paths, horse shows...

BlueCity Lab, a floating industrial eco-lab and community space, is planned for the waters off South Red Hook's GBX~Gowanus Bay Terminal, shown above. Photo via Tim Gilman, executive director of RETI Center

BlueCity: A floating eco-lab planned for the waters off Red Hook

April 24 | Mary Frost

A Brooklyn-based collective is planning to build a floating industrial eco...

Red Hook industrialist and horse enthusiast John Quadrozzi, Jr. stands in front of the newly enclosed Q equine area in Prospect Park. The refurbished Q is just one of the many improvements Quadrozzi has planned to restore horsemanship to the park. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Equestrian glory returns to Prospect Park, one step at a time

February 13 | By Mary Frost

Prospect Park was designed for people — and horses. The park’s grounds...