How a plastic factory poisoned Brooklynites
Greenpoint is a modern and progressive neighborhood in Brooklyn that is rapidly developing. But this is all in the 21st century. Once upon a...
Brooklyn ecoactivists from Greenpoint
Brooklyn is one of the most densely populated boroughs of New York. Each of its districts is full of traces of the industrial past....
Cleanliness is destroying Brooklyn’s ecology
Any production, in one way or another, harms the ecological state of the region and its location. The metallurgical industry is considered the dirtiest....
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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....