New LPC Map Reveals Black History Through New York City Landmarks
Explore New York City’s Black history through its landmarked buildings and historic districts via ...
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LPC Votes Unanimously to Designate Downtown Brooklyn Abolitionist Home as Historic Landmark
In a sudden move, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the former Downtown Brooklyn home...
Explore History, Activism and Performance by Applying to Be a Weeksville Freedom Fellow
Weeksville Heritage Center and their resident artist, Ebony Noelle Golden, are seeking out curious, ...
Submit Your Design for a New Brooklyn Public Library Card Celebrating Black Culture
A new limited-edition library card will be launching in celebration of Juneteenth 2021 and artists a...
Locals Overwhelmingly Favor Landmarking Downtown Brooklyn Abolitionist Home
"Black Landmarks Matter." That phrase was repeated multiple times during a public hearing today as m...
Public Hearing on Landmarking Downtown Brooklyn Abolitionist Home Set for Tuesday
After years of efforts to save the home of former abolitionists, the Downtown Brooklyn house is now ...
Landmarks Will Consider Preserving Historic Abolitionist House in Downtown Brooklyn
In the latest twist in the long saga of the former home of abolitionists on Duffield Street, the LPC...
Learn How to Trace Your Roots With the Weeksville Heritage Center
Weeksville Heritage Center is taking its public programming online with a virtual workshop aimed at ...
A Brownstone for a Remarkable Woman, Brookyn’s Pioneering Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. Some of...
The 19th Century Uproar in Fort Greene: Successful Black Hotelier Hiram S. Thomas Buys a Home
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original here. Fort Gr...
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