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Brooklynology Blog

Collected by: Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library

Archived since: Jan, 2019

Description:

Brooklynology is the blog of the Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library's local history division and archive.

Subject:   Blogs & Social Media Arts & Humanities Society & Culture

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Title: April Showers Bring May Flowers and Floods

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/04/25/april-showers-bring-may/

Description: In April 2007, a devastating Nor'easter barreled up the East Coast of the United States, bringing with it high winds and record-breaking rainfall. In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus, the destructive Nor’easter caused the Gowanus Canal to overflow.

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Subject:   Weather Gowanus,  Neighborhood history ,  Photo of the Week

Title: Community-driven Change in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Greater Gowanus

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/05/02/community-driven-change/

Description: Throughout the Center for Brooklyn History’s archival collections there exists evidence of grassroots community organizations mobilizing to improve the quality of life for Brooklyn residents. Two recently processed collections provide insight into the people, programs, and services of community-driven neighborhood associations in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Greater Gowanus, meanwhile illuminating common and reoccurring issues faced by residents throughout the greater metropolitan area.

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Subject:   Neighborhood history ,  Gowanus Prospect Lefferts Gardens

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