Frank DiMatteo reveals the hardscrabble history of the Red Hook neighborhood in Brooklyn in his new book. Annie Wermiel/NY Post “When I was a kid, I not only dreamed of growing up to be a ...

For many, the brownstone is the quintessential symbol of Brooklyn, as much an icon as the Brooklyn Bridge. Yes, other ...

Murray describes the rapid transformation of her neighborhood ... Chief Historian at the Center for Brooklyn History, provides historical context: “Crown Heights, for example, goes from ...

Long before it became the go-to borough for hipsters and commuters, Brooklyn was once America ... of their extraordinary ...

But the hardscrabble dock area has played a pivotal part in Brooklyn’s history, as a place where ... was one of Brooklyn’s most stigmatized neighborhoods, dominated by crime and extreme ...

Located under the Brooklyn Bridge, Grimaldi’s has been tossing the city’s best pizza for decades. Visitors flock here for the trademarked crispy, thin crusts that set the standard for coal ...

One December night, I walked up the subway steps in Brooklyn after a rough commute ... population in the country but its ...