Foundation for friendship between Brooklyn (NYC) and its original namesake Breukelen (Netherlands). After the #Brooklyn375 Year, we continue to build bridges.
Breukelen and Brooklyn
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Today’s POTW looks at 24 Middagh Street, the star of recent New York Times article "Bragging Rights in Brooklyn Heights." The article looks at two properties and their claim to be the oldest homes in Brooklyn Heights bklynlib.org/4uJbfhV
[24 Middagh Street], 1922, V1974.32.72
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CBH's unofficial submission to this year's Peep Diorama contest. These are all actors, and events depicted are purely fictional. Although you too can come do genealogical research in our Othmer Library if you so wish. The REAL Othmer library is a little less lopsided.
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A Litigious Legacy: the Story of a Gravesend Map. bklynlib.org/48MT6rT
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Map of the western part of the Township of Gravesend originally laid down by a scale of five chains or 20 rods to an inch, 8th August 1788 by Herman Lefford & Roger Strong: April 16th 1806; [18??]
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Today’s POTW is a two-story wooden-frame house known as the Jacob L. Van Pelt house, located in Bensonhurst. Click to learn more about the Van Pelts and their family home: bklynlib.org/4k3Xg0E
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Van Pelt house, 1906, AUST_0279 ; Daniel Berry Austin photograph collection
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Leuk om ook in je eigen omgeving actief te zijn, zoals voor ‘Brooklyn Bridge Breukelen’. Een initiatief dat de banden tussen Brooklyn (NY) en ons durpke onderstreept en promoot. Hoe dan ook, zonder Breukelen (11.000 inwoners) geen Brooklyn (2,5 miljoen), laat dat duidelijk zijn.
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🚨#BREAKING: Watch as a Massive Mexican navy ship crashes into the Brooklyn bridge with 200 passengers on board
📌#Brooklyn | #NewYork
Watch dramatic footage as a Mexican navy ship carrying 200 people crashes into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The vessel’s 150-foot masts were seen striking the iconic structure, sending debris into the water below. The ship, identified as the Cuauhtémoc, was built in Spain in 1982 and is used as a training vessel. Emergency crews are transporting victims to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, while those critically injured are being rushed to local hospitals. At least two people have been reported injured so far, and search and rescue operations remain underway as multiple people are in the water
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WATCH: Mexican navy ship collides with Brooklyn Bridge 4.nbcny.com/vHBi3oI
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Brooklyn Borough Hall is the people’s house for our borough, and this month, you have the opportunity to reimagine its park space! 🌳
📅 Thurs, May 15
⏰ 6pm – 8pm
📍 Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street
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Voor @historiek recenseerde ik 'De geboorte van New York' van @RussellShorto, een fantastisch boek over hoe Nieuw-Amsterdam New York werd, uitgebracht door @amboanthos:
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Genealogy starts with access. 🗂️ Volunteer to transcribe historical birth and manumission records from NYC’s past, making them searchable for families and researchers. Every name you transcribe brings history to life! 🔗 archives.nyc
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, @NYCRecords is making the records of formerly enslaved New Yorkers accessible to the public.
You can be a part of history by volunteering to transcribe historical documents, making them accessible to all.
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HOUSE TO MUSEUM: The farmhouse, built in 1720 and expanded in 1800, is a Marine Park staple.
#news12 #Brooklyn #Museum #MarinePark #Farmhouse #BrooklynNews #LocalNews #News
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The Hendrick I. Lott House, one of Brooklyn's oldest surviving Dutch Colonial homes, is set to become Marine Park's first museum following extensive interior renovations slated to begin in early 2026. brooklynpaper.com/marine-par…
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"Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn" at the Center for Brooklyn History grapples with the history of slavery. brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif…
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Even after 400 years, Dutch history in New York is very much alive. Last week, the exhibition New Visions of Old New York opened at the Municipal Library and Archive, exploring the unheard stories of New Amsterdam.
