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Transit Skylight

David Wilson TRANSIT SKYLIGHT zinc glazed polycarbonate1988 Submitted by @lampbane

David Wilson TRANSIT SKYLIGHT zinc glazed polycarbonate1988 Submitted by @lampbane

  • subway
  • newkirk plaza
  • newkirk avenue
  • mta
  • mta arts for transit
  • david wilson
  • art
  • stained glass
  • window

Atlantic Avenue Station

MTA New York City Transit Atlantic Avenue Station OPENED 1908 REHABILITATED 2004 GEORGE E. PATAKI GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW YORK MICHAEL BLOOMBERG MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK PETER S. KALIKOW CHAIRMAN,...

MTA New York City Transit Atlantic Avenue Station OPENED 1908 REHABILITATED 2004 GEORGE E. PATAKI GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW YORK MICHAEL BLOOMBERG MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK PETER S. KALIKOW...

  • subway
  • mta
  • brooklyn
  • atlantic avenue
  • 1908
  • 2004
  • george pataki
  • michael bloomberg
  • peter kalikow

David Foulke Memorial Garden

DAVID FOULKE MEMORIAL GARDEN A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1971 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY...

DAVID FOULKE MEMORIAL GARDEN A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN QUEENS LAND TRUST A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROTECTING LAND FOR PUBLIC USE OUR GARDEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1971 AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IN 1999 BY...

  • brooklyn
  • boerum hill
  • community garden
  • david foulke
  • brooklyn que...
  • 1971
  • 1999

Boerum Hill Historic District

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION BOERUM HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT THE NAME OF THIS DISTRICT GOES BACK TO THE MID-17TH CENTURY SETTLEMENT OF THE AREA BY THE BOERUM FAMILY, WHO WERE...

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION BOERUM HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT THE NAME OF THIS DISTRICT GOES BACK TO THE MID-17TH CENTURY SETTLEMENT OF THE AREA BY THE BOERUM FAMILY, WHO WERE...

  • brooklyn
  • boerum hill
  • boerum hill ...
  • historic district
  • boerum family
  • greek revival
  • italianate

Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park

NICHOLAS NAQUAN HEYWARD JR. PARK 1.04 ACRES In 1946 the City of New York acquired this property by condemnation as a part of the Gowanus Houses construction project. The land bordered by Hoyt,...

NICHOLAS NAQUAN HEYWARD JR. PARK 1.04 ACRES In 1946 the City of New York acquired this property by condemnation as a part of the Gowanus Houses construction project. The land bordered by...

  • brooklyn
  • boerum hill
  • nicholas naq...
  • gowanus houses
  • playground
  • park
  • 1946
  • 2001
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2011
  • 2017

Light Matrix

LEO VILLAREAL'S LIGHT MATRIX, 2019 INSTALLATION IN THE FOURTH FLOOR WINDOWS OF BAM FISHER IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF ROBERT W. WILSON LOVER OF THE ARTS AND SUPPORTER OF BAM   Submitted by @lampbane

LEO VILLAREAL'S LIGHT MATRIX, 2019 INSTALLATION IN THE FOURTH FLOOR WINDOWS OF BAM FISHER IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF ROBERT W. WILSON LOVER OF THE ARTS AND SUPPORTER OF BAM   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • leo villareal
  • bam fisher
  • robert wilson

Richard B. Fisher Building

BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING THE BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S FORMER BROOKLYN CITADEL CORPS (ERECTED IN 1928) WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY BAM IN 2009. THE...

BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING THE BAM RICHARD B. FISHER BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S FORMER BROOKLYN CITADEL CORPS (ERECTED IN 1928) WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY BAM IN 2009. THE...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • bam fisher
  • richard fisher
  • 1928
  • 2009
  • 2012

Peter Jay Sharp Building

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC PETER JAY SHARP BUILDING   BAM IS PROUD TO NAME THIS BUILDING IN HONOR OF PETER JAY SHARP (1930-1992) IN RECOGNITION OF THE VISIONARY ENDOWMENT AND OPERATING SUPPORT OF...

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC PETER JAY SHARP BUILDING   BAM IS PROUD TO NAME THIS BUILDING IN HONOR OF PETER JAY SHARP (1930-1992) IN RECOGNITION OF THE VISIONARY ENDOWMENT AND OPERATING SUPPORT OF...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • peter jay sharp
  • 1908
  • 2002
  • 2004

David Byrne Bike Racks

Installed August 2012 For more info: BAM.org/bikeracks   Major support provided by conEdison The Power of Giving   Special thanks to the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department...

Installed August 2012 For more info: BAM.org/bikeracks   Major support provided by conEdison The Power of Giving   Special thanks to the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • david byrne
  • art
  • bike rack

Betty Carter Park

.23 ACRES This park is named for Betty Carter (1929-1998), a legendary African American jazz artist who was a prominent resident of Fort Greene. The property, located opposite the Brooklyn Academy...

.23 ACRES This park is named for Betty Carter (1929-1998), a legendary African American jazz artist who was a prominent resident of Fort Greene. The property, located opposite the Brooklyn Academy...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn aca...
  • bam
  • betty carter
  • fort greene
  • park
  • quennell rothschild
  • lee weintraub jazz
  • 1984
  • 2005
  • 2014

SGI-USA Brooklyn Buddhist Center

Soka Gakkai International - USABrooklyn Buddhist CenterDedicated 2018Submitted by @lampbane

Soka Gakkai International - USABrooklyn Buddhist CenterDedicated 2018Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • boerum hill
  • soka gakkai ...
  • buddhist
  • buddhism
  • 2018

Commercial Bank of Victoria Robbery

28/11/1924, two men walked into the Commercial Bank of Victoria agency in Hampton St. & shot the teller William Almieda (22), Mortally wounded, William, armed with the banks pistol chased them...

28/11/1924, two men walked into the Commercial Bank of Victoria agency in Hampton St. & shot the teller William Almieda (22), Mortally wounded, William, armed with the banks pistol chased...

    The Woman's Club of Beaumont

    On January 18, 1895, Mrs. Hal W. Greer hosted a meeting at her home which resulted in the formation of this club. Present were Mrs. Greer's friends Mrs. E. C. Weiss, Mrs. T. A. Lamb, Miss Mary...

    On January 18, 1895, Mrs. Hal W. Greer hosted a meeting at her home which resulted in the formation of this club. Present were Mrs. Greer's friends Mrs. E. C. Weiss, Mrs. T. A. Lamb, Miss Mary...

    • texas
    • fraternal or...
    • women

    The Clubhouse The Woman's Club of Beaumont

    Early meetings of the Woman's Reading Club, now the Woman's Club of Beaumont, were conducted in area homes, churches, and public buildings until 1909, when this two-story frame clubhouse was...

    Early meetings of the Woman's Reading Club, now the Woman's Club of Beaumont, were conducted in area homes, churches, and public buildings until 1909, when this two-story frame clubhouse...

    • texas
    • fraternal or...
    • women

    Amphibians Of the Swamp

    • texas
    • swamp
    • animal
    • wildlife