Historian, preservationist, and longtime Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen penned a bevy of captivating tales of Brooklyn’s history and architecture this year. If you missed her 2025 monthly ...
Brownstoner: Walkabout: The Maid, the Murder, and Those Walsh Boys – A Brooklyn Tale, Part 2
Walkabout: The Maid, the Murder, and Those Walsh Boys – A Brooklyn Tale, Part 2
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens.
Brooklyn-based publications include the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, first published in 1841; Brooklyn Magazine; and the influential, mostly music blog Brooklyn Vegan.
Offering magnificent views of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, this 1/3-mile-long sliver of green overlooks Brooklyn's busy industrial waterfront.
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For all its supertalls, high-rises, scaffolding, and henge-worthy structures, it’s easy to dismiss Downtown Brooklyn as a side quest to a stay, overnight or extended, in the County of Kings.
Whether you’re visiting for the first time or already live here and just want new ideas for how to spend a weekend, this list has you covered. Think art, food, bookstores, waterfront walks, and low-key neighborhoods that deserve more love. Brooklyn isn’t about rushing from sight to sight.