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Upcoming BWRC Conference Will Focus on Manufacturing on the Brooklyn Waterfront
For almost twenty years, the Brooklyn waterfront has been experiencing a renaissance propelled mainly by residential development. However, there have also been some manufacturing rebounds, or at least stabilization. The history of manufacturing losses in Brooklyn stretches back to the … Continue reading
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Brooklyn’s Urban Farms: Production and Education. Breakfast Talk on Friday, Feb. 19th
Although the current urban farming movement predates its arrival in Brooklyn, some of the most innovative and dynamic urban farming is being done in that borough. While urban farms address issues of sustainability, nutrition, and “food deserts,” they have always … Continue reading
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The New Coney Island: Who gains, who loses? Breakfast Talk on Nov. 13th
November 13th, 8:30am at the New York City College of Technology, come hear Neil DeMause speak about how Coney Island has been changing. Coney Island is in the midst of one of the biggest overhauls in its century-plus history: a … Continue reading
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Historian David Herlihy Speaks on Bikes and Coney Island
The historian, David Herlihy, came to the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center on October 8. 2015 to present his recent research on the biking craze that hit Coney Island in the 1880s and lasted into the 1930s. His presentation touched upon … Continue reading
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Riding and Racing: Bikes at Coney Island (1880-1930)
Cycling along the Boardwalk at Coney Island is not new. In the 1880s, Coney Island was a frequent destination for club-oriented, high-wheel riders from New York City. During the great bicycle boom of the 1890s, Coney Island hosted numerous amateur … Continue reading
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BWRC Breakfast Talk on Stormwater Infrastructure on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is May 8
The next BWRC Breakfast Talk will be on Friday, May 8th from 8:30am to 10:00am with Milton Puryear speaking about: Capturing Stormwater Runoff Along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Can resiliency and recreation mix? Can the new Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway help … Continue reading
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Eymund Diegel Discusses CSI on the Gowanus Canal
On February 27, 2015 urban planner and citizen scientist Eymund Diegel of the Public Lab gave an insightful breakfast talk on the various CSI techniques and tools he’s used to map and record the environmental history of his neighborhood including … Continue reading
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Breakfast Talk (2/27) CSI on the Waterfront
The first BWRC Breakfast Talk of 2015 is with Eymund Diegel on Friday, February 27 at Citytech in A632 from 8:30am to 10:00am: Citizen Science Investigations on the Waterfront Urban planner and citizen-scientist Eymund Diegel has used kites, helium-filled balloons, and inexpensive … Continue reading
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Upcoming: Breakfast Talk (Feb 27th) and Art Conference (March 27th)
February 27, 2015 – Breakfast Talk: CSI along the Waterfront March 27, 2015 – Conference: Spaces and Places: Art along the Brooklyn Waterfront
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Walking New York City’s Waterfront Neighborhoods
Prof. William Helmreich gave the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center a colorful breakfast talk on his experience walking all 6,000 miles of New York City streets that he recorded in his book, The New York Nobody Knows. After he described his … Continue reading
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