The story of Brooklyn philanthropist Charles Pratt and his oil refineries
Charles Pratt was one of the 19th-century Brooklyn entrepreneurs who were called “wizards” for their incredible success. He was born in Massachusetts in 1830....
The story of a Brooklyn Victorian rubber factory that turned into a church
The Bedford Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Heights neighborhoods in Brooklyn were built primarily as residential areas. While there were a few outlying pieces of land...
The most interesting farms in Brooklyn: Rooftop farms as a step toward sustainable development...
When it comes to Brooklyn's agricultural communities, there is one area that particularly stands out, Flatbush. For nearly 250 years after the first Dutch...
The Brooklyn origins of a world-famous pharmaceutical company
This company’s vivid history is of great importance to Brooklyn. After all, its establishment demonstrates the transformation of the region into an economic power...
Electric Vehicles in Brooklyn: Applications and Borough Environmental Impacts
Electric cars significantly help the environment as they pollute the air and affect the climate much less than gasoline-powered cars. This is true, despite...
Squibb Pharmaceuticals: a Brooklyn pharmaceutical company with products of exceptional quality
After serving as a doctor at the medical station of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, Edward Robinson Squibb founded the pharmaceutical company E. R. Squibb...
Hecla Iron Works: one of four plants in the United States licensed to use...
The Hecla Iron Works was named after an active volcano in Iceland, Mount Hekla. That’s a proper name for a design studio and foundry....
Pianos, wallpaper, numbering machines, tea and bright beer: 5 historic Brooklyn makers
A closer look at the history of the city of Brooklyn reveals that there were many willing to create, develop and support the American...
North Brooklyn Historic Environmental Pollution Map: Who Created It and How It Works
Environmentalists from North Brooklyn and Pratt Institute created a map of historical pollution in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and surrounding areas. The local non-profit organization North...
The history of foundry in northern Brooklyn — from metal battleships to works of...
Few neighborhoods in New York City can match North Brooklyn for its history of steel production. Many of New York's iconic and famous cast...