“To the memory of the Brave Soldiers and Sailors Who Saved the Union”
This Monday (May 27, 2019), a Memorial Day observance will be held from 10 a.m to noon at the Soldiers
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Grand Army Plaza
PODCAST REWIND: A Short History of Prospect Park
PODCAST REWIND Prospect Park, Brooklyn’s biggest public space and home to the borough’s only natural forest, was a sequel for
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The Plaza Hotel: From the Champagne Porch to the Black and White Ball
PODCAST REWIND The Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City, a romantic throwback
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Ten unusual views of Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza
When park designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux regrouped after the success of Central Park to design another great
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What are the boys of Brooklyn wearing?
Fall fashion in 1912: this lad named Chester enjoys the cool ocean breeze in this stylish suit, modeled here at
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PODCAST: The Plaza Hotel
It got off to a rocky start, but the Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in
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George W. Bush … on horseback!
Okay nobody may ever honor our current president with a lavish equestrian statue, unless it’s a joke and he’s wearing
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