Is it finally spring? No matter what the weather forecast says, May is a great time to get out and explore the city on foot while learning some history, and we have tons of walking tours coming your way.
Greetings from Coney Island - April 29 + May 13
Photographing Spring Blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden - May 3
New Amsterdam: The Birthplace of New York Walking Tour - May 6
Walk the Gowanus with a Local Author - May 13
I love Governors Island but never seem to make it over during the weekend, so I was super excited to learn that the National Parks Service offers public visits during the week. Did everyone already know about this? I definitely didn't but now feel the need to tell everyone.
There's a variety of tours programs offered, from a history of artillery on the island to a tour of the interior of Castle Williams, all for free, and they include...
I keep meeting people who live in Ridgeweood (hey Ridgewood!), so I thought it'd be fun to revisit one of my favorite historic houses, which just happens to be in Ridgewood: the wonderfully named Vander Ende-Onderdonk House.
The house is at 1820 Flushing Avenue, just over the Queens-Brooklyn border; it's an easy walk from the Jefferson L stop, but it couldn't be further away in spirit from the busy, industrial Flushing Avenue on which it...
Brainery pal Ben Feldman is giving a talk at the Museum at Eldridge Street this Sunday, April 15 about an amazing little change purse and the history behind it. Ben's talks are always great and full of fun NYC history tidbits, so I'd definitely recommend this one. And it's free with admission to the Museum, so it won't break the bank, either.
You can read up on the story of the change purse here, and get more details about the event...
We have so many classes in June, it's way too many to list here.
But before you hop over to our classes page to check them all out, we have a couple special events coming up:
Down the Rabbit Hole: Exploring the Hidden History of Found Objects - We're psyched to be hosting this lecture in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society! (Important things: the lecture takes place at their space in Brooklyn Heights + your ticket...
