Joggers and cyclists cocked their heads in Prospect Park on Saturday when a line of horses trotted past them. The four-legged animals were marching in Brooklyn’s first equestrian rally since the 1930s. The parade was one of the first steps at promoting the re-invigoration of Prospect Park’s once-rich equestrian culture, helmed by John Quadrozzi Jr. […]
Brooklyn’s equestrian past included carriage drives and bridle paths, horse shows and parades. This Saturday, horse fanciers are making a “small first shot” at returning the grand tradition of the horse parade to Prospect Park, thanks to Brooklyn industrialist and horse fancier John Quadrozzi Jr. The Prospect Park Equine Rally “will celebrate the revival of […]
The first time you see a Dutch farmhouse in a Brooklyn neighborhood, you might think you’re hallucinating. What are these magical houses doing in this ever-changing, development-obsessed borough? They look like illustrations in a history book, with a modern modification here and there. One of Brooklyn’s Dutch farmhouses was built in the 1600s and is […]