Ask a Historian: What’s the history of Pilgrim Laundry?
Fred of Park Slope asks: “Tell us about the history of Pilgrim...
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January 30: ON THIS DAY in 1948, Gandhi Assassinated
ON THIS DAY IN 1915, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “In three...
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Historic Prospect Park pavilion will get $2 million restoration
"We want to make sure that no borough or neighborhood is forgotten...
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Ask a historian: What’s the oldest bar in Brooklyn?
John B. Manbeck on the watering holes of centuries past...
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MILESTONES: January 10, birthdays for Rod Stewart, Jared Kushner, George Foreman
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include singer-songwriter and actress Pat...
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It’s the 112th anniversary of the Battery Tunnel. (No, not that one.)
On this day in 1908, scores of New Yorkers who had not...
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January 9: ON THIS DAY in 1908, celebration at Borough Hall for new train tunnel
ON THIS DAY IN 1908, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Brooklyn burst...
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MILESTONES: January 9, birthdays for J.K. Simmons, Nina Dobrev, Dave Matthews
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include singer-songwriter and musician Joan...
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MILESTONES: January 8, birthdays for Ron Cephas Jones, Shirley Bassey, Kathleen Noone
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include singer Shirley Bassey, who was...
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