How Brooklyn was saved from sewage. The history of sewer construction
The first prototypes of modern sewers appeared back in ancient Rome. Although it was hard to call it a sewer at the time. Cities...
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...
Brooklyn’s waste recycling plant, the largest enterprise in North America
New York is implementing the largest waste recycling program in the United States. SMR serves the city of New York through its operations in...
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...
The history of a private Brooklyn shipyard from the Civil War to the modern...
Important events related to the development of shipbuilding took place on both banks of the East River. Previously, many of the strongest and best...
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...
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 the Brooklyn wallpaper factory built by Irish immigrant Robert Graves
If you've ever restored an old house in Brooklyn and come across 19th or early 20th century wallpaper, there's a good chance it was...
Belmont Metals Inc.: a Brooklyn company with a more than a century-old philosophy of...
Belmont Metals Inc. is a highly diversified producer of non-ferrous metals and alloys. It maintains the highest standards of product quality, on-time delivery and...