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Last week, I wrote about the fun and the pitfalls of viral maps, a feature that included 88 super-simple maps of my own creation. As a follow-up, I’m writing up short items on some of those maps, ...

An online map portal launched on July 16 by the Brooklyn Historical Society provides access to hundreds of rare Brooklyn maps dating back to the 1700s, giving viewers a look into the borough’s ...

This video explores the history and development of New Amsterdam, highlighting its geographical and cultural significance. It ...

Let us know: What’s your go-to Brooklyn spot? Where do you creatively refuel, open your mind, enrich your senses? Where have you found professional support, or information and ideas? What place would ...

It will be hard to sell tickets for rides at Coney Island if rising sea levels mean most of them are underwater. But that’s what the future could look like, according to a tremendously detailed new ...

[This post has been updated with new data for 2021: How COVID-19 Impacted Internet Speed in NYC by Neighborhood] Ah, Brooklyn. The metropolitan culture of New York City paired with the Internet ...

Does Brooklyn have its own unique culinary identity apart from Manhattan? Are all the young, ambitious chefs and restaurateurs opening in Brooklyn these days? And are ...

Does Brooklyn have its own unique culinary identity apart from Manhattan? Are all the young, ambitious chefs and restaurateurs opening in Brooklyn these days? And are ...

Looking at the glittering condos along the Williamsburg waterfront, it’s hard to imagine that North Brooklyn was once a hotbed of factories and manufacturing including polluting industries like oil ...