Our Brooklyn presents short histories, facts and resource lists documenting Brooklyn's vibrant and diverse neighborhoods, from Sheepshead Bay to Sunset Park, from Bushwick to Bath Beach.
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Although Brighton Beach began as a resort attracting throngs of pleasure seekers, it never became the spectacle that was Coney Island. In later years, although beset with its own troubles, it remained a retreat for the weary city dweller on a summer's day.
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Carroll GardensBetween the Gowanus Canal and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway lies an oasis of quiet streets with long gardens fronting handsome brownstone row houses.
West Indian CarnivalThe West Indian Carnival that takes place every year on Labor Day on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn is probably the city's largest public celebration.
WilliamsburgFarmland, an industrial center, a magnet for artists, home to one of the largest Hasidic communities in the United States--Williamsburg has been all of these and more. Find out about this neighborhood and others in "Our Brooklyn!"
Hasidim of Williamsburg: Photographs by Irving HerzbergA selection of photographs of Williamsburg's Hasidic community.
Look for new neighborhood profiles coming soon of Red Hook, and Clinton Hill.