Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field was New York's first municipal airport. Long-distance flight was perfected here by men and women such as Howard Hughes, Amelia Earhart, Wiley Post, and Jackie Cochran. During World War II, the . . . — — Map (db m255827) HM
Historic Airfield
Opened in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport. It was never a commercial success. But with its long concrete runways and unobstructed approaches over Jamaica Bay, Floyd Bennett Field in the . . . — — Map (db m255825) HM
Historic Airfield
Opened in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport. It was never a commercial success. But with its long concrete runways and unobstructed approaches over Jamaica Bay, Floyd Bennett Field in the . . . — — Map (db m255830) HM
The Jamaica Bay Greenway is a 19-mile loop, multi-use recreational path. It connects the city to more than 10,000 acres of federal, state, and city park land. Destinations such as Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, Jacob Riis Park, Canarsie Pier, . . . — — Map (db m255824) HM
The Jamaica Bay Greenway is a 19-mile loop, multi-use recreational path. It connects the city to more than 10,000 acres of federal, state, and city park land. Destinations such as Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, Jacob Riis Park, Canarsie Pier, . . . — — Map (db m255831) HM
Erected by the citizens and school children of Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton
September 28th 1899
In honor of the home-coming of Admiral George Dewey U.S.N.
After his victory in Manila Bay May 1st 1898
Executive Committee
F.C Cocheu · . . . — — Map (db m127008) HM WM
At the time of the American Revolution, travelers from Long Island boarded a ferry that took them across the Narrows to Staten Island near this point. In the summer of 1776, a British fleet commanded by Admiral Lord Richard Howe sailed up through . . . — — Map (db m30752) HM
What was here before?
The Canarsie lived in and around present-day Owl's Head Park, fishing in the Hudson River and New York Harbor, collecting oysters on the shore, and farming the fertile outwash plain. The first Europeans to settle this . . . — — Map (db m293113) HM
What was here before?
The Canarsie lived in and around present-day Owl's Head Park, fishing in the Hudson River and New York Harbor, collecting oysters on the shore, and farming the fertile outwash plain. The first Europeans to settle this . . . — — Map (db m293114) HM
What was here before?
This site is located on a terminal moraine that extends from New Jersey to the end of Long Island. The moraine marks the place where the 10,000-year-old Wisconsin glacier deposited boulders, rocks, soil, and debris. . . . — — Map (db m293116) HM
What was here before?
This site is located on a terminal moraine that extends from New Jersey to the end of Long Island. The moraine marks the place where the 10,000-year-old Wisconsin glacier deposited boulders, rocks, soil, and debris. . . . — — Map (db m293117) HM
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m31009) HM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Maj Donald Cook
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108744) WM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Richard Cocheo
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108745) WM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
S.Sgt. John Allen Payne
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108746) WM
Banneker Playground is named in honor of Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) a noted African-American writer and mathematician. Born a free man in Maryland, Banneker worked much of his life on the family farm. By the age of twenty-two, Banneker had . . . — — Map (db m253915) HM
This Greenstreet located at Lewis Avenue and Fulton Street in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, is named in honor of community advocate Charles C. Pinn (1966- 1995).
Charles "Chris" Pinn first served as an intern . . . — — Map (db m242960) HM
What was here before?
Originally home to the Lenape, this site eventually became part of the Lefferts family property. The Lefferts patriarch Leffert Pietersen Van Haughwout arrived in Brooklyn in 1660 and the family became one of the . . . — — Map (db m242959) HM
This Bedford-Stuyvesant playground is named after First Lady and United Nations Delegate Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962). A niece of President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born into a socially prominent New York . . . — — Map (db m265028) HM
This site is a public garden which is maintained by neighborhood volunteers through GreenThumb. Founded in 1978, GreenThumb helps local residents transform vacant properties into attractive green spaces. If you want to join this garden, call (212) . . . — — Map (db m265026) HM
This playground is named to honor Hattie Carthan (1900-1984), a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who always had an interest in trees, but whose environmental conservation efforts stemmed from watching the natural environment in her neighborhood . . . — — Map (db m253917) HM
What was here before?
This site was once part of Tunis Johnson's (1838-1912) estate. He was one of the largest landowners in Kings County and the grandson of the third Mayor of Brooklyn, General Jeremiah Johnson (1766-1852).
How did this . . . — — Map (db m253916) HM
On this site stood the Van Pelt House, portions of which dated to the late 17th Century. During the Revolutionary War, local farmers like the Van Pelts saw their homes used to quarter British and Hessian officers as well as American prisoners. The . . . — — Map (db m30067) HM
This park is at the location of the oldest existing milestone in New York City. The New Ultrecht milestone was placed here in approximately 1741 under the reign of George II. The stone, which served as a directional post to travelers, stood at the . . . — — Map (db m30090) HM
This is the site of the original New Utrecht Reformed Church, built in 1700 on the main street of New Utrecht village. On August 22, 1776, General Howe’s troops occupied the old Church before moving to attack the Americans at Brooklyn Heights. . . . — — Map (db m30062) HM
This Liberty Pole marks the spot over which the American flag first waved in the town of New Utrecht. The original pole was erected by our forefathers at the Evacuation of the British, November 1783, amid the firing of cannons and demonstration of . . . — — Map (db m30342) HM
Completed in 1829, the Church incorporates in its walls the stones from the original structure, which had stood in the eastern corner of the old New Utrecht Reformed Church Cemetery, 16th Avenue and 84th Street since 1700. During the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m30069) HM
The walls of this building, constructed in early Gothic revival style in 1828, contain stones taken from a predecessor church built in 1700 as the first house of worship for the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Utrecht, organized in 1677. The . . . — — Map (db m30177) HM
Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots
This marker honors the American Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots who are buried within the New Utrecht Cemetery.
Presented by Brooklyn Chapter
National Society Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m261694) WM
This playground honors Seth Low (1860-1916), former president of Columbia University (1890-1901)—now Columbia University—and mayor of New York (1901-1903). Low was born in Brooklyn and educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Columbia . . . — — Map (db m265233) HM
What was here before?
Bensonhurst was once a rural section of the Dutch colonial town of New Utrecht. In the 1880s, land developer James Lynch bought land from the Benson family, after whom the neighborhood is named, and converted into an . . . — — Map (db m265232) HM
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m30175) HM
This triangle, located at the intersection of Avenue U, Veterans Avenue, and 71st Street, is named for Bergen Beach resident and Vietnam War veteran Private First Class Cosmo Leonard Barone.
Before the arrival of European settlers in the . . . — — Map (db m283577) HM
Bergen Beach Playground is built on fill that joined the ancient island of Winnipague to the mainland in 1918. Abounding in game and fish, the island was used seasonally by the Canarsie, a Leni-Lenape tribe of the Algonquian peoples that . . . — — Map (db m283578) HM
This triangle is named in honor of Reverend Patrick Joseph Kenny (1908-1986), who founded St. Bernard’s, a local church in Bergen Beach. Father Kenny worked tirelessly for his parishioners and was always available in times of need.
Born in . . . — — Map (db m283574) HM
Fr. Michael J. McGivney,
Founder of the Knights of Columbus,
is placed here
In Honor of Grand Knight
John J. McCarthy
and all members of the St. Bernard Knights of Columbus for their constant dedication and support to our . . . — — Map (db m283575) HM
This plaque commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination to the sacred priesthood of
Msgr. Thomas c. Clancy
April 3, 1945 - 1995
During his ministry as pastor of this parish, our church was built and dedicated to the Glory . . . — — Map (db m283576) HM
An 18th century well that was about 35-feet deep and still contained water was discovered adjacent to this site in 2017 during construction. The well is believed to be associated with Fort Box, which was one of a line of entrenchments built as . . . — — Map (db m183066) HM
The name of this district goes back to the mid-17th century settlement of the area by the Boerum family who were prosperous Dutch farmers. In general the residential development took place between the 1840'S and the 1870'S,and the many surviving . . . — — Map (db m289013) HM
Brooklyn: Court Street - State Street, 1922-1931. Image from the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of the United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. — — Map (db m183080) HM
In the plaza adjacent to Borough Hall's imposing front steps, summer concerts, a year-round greenmarket and other civic events take place.
Brooklyn's Borough Hall, a downtown landmark since 1966, dates from the mid-19th century. Until . . . — — Map (db m183082) HM
On January 9, 1908, Downtown Brooklyn's Borough Hall Station opened. It was Brooklyn's first subway station and its first-ever underground link to Manhattan. — — Map (db m242759) HM
The Brooklyn Paramount Theater (now part of LIU Brooklyn) once hosted such jazz and rock & roll giants as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Buddy Holly. — — Map (db m253911) HM
The cornerstone of the original church building on the present site of the St. Cyril's of Turau Cathedral was laid in 1850 by the congregation of the St. Peter's Episcopalian Church.
In 1857 that building was sold to the Reformed . . . — — Map (db m183067) HM
The Baptist Temple
Home of Brooklyn's first Baptist Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1995 — — Map (db m265382) HM
Our neighbor, the New York City Presbytery, owns this land that was once a rubble-strewn vacant lot. With permission from the Iglesia Presbiteriana del Cristo Vivo, a group of neighbors led by Hoyt Street resident, Margaret Cusack, decided to . . . — — Map (db m183077) HM
Please visit and enjoy the garden whenever the gate is open. the garden was created in 1975 by the Hoyt Street Association with help from neighbors and merchants. The land is owned by the Iglesia de Cristo Vivo. More information about the garden . . . — — Map (db m183078) HM
What was here before?
The Board of Estimate (a now defunct municipal body) first acquired this property in 1944 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Built under the direction of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel . . . — — Map (db m183118) HM
Trinity Park, on Gold Street between Sands and Nassau in downtown Brooklyn, is named in honor of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity also known as the Trinitarian Sisters. Under the auspices of the Catholic Settlement Association . . . — — Map (db m241391) HM
Babi Yar, a ravine on the northern edge of Kiev in the Ukraine is the site of a mass grave of more than 100,000 victims, mostly Jews, who were killed by German S.S. squads between 1941 - 1943.
This park is dedicated to the victims of the . . . — — Map (db m254133) HM WM
What was here before?
This was once the site of the Manhattan Beach Hotel and Land Company owned by Austin Corbin (1827-1896). The high-end resort attracted upper-class clientele to the area until prohibition made gambling illegal, and the . . . — — Map (db m254131) HM
'Yellow Bird' was BBG's second yellow-flowering magnolia, introduced in 1981. As a backcross of 'Evamaria', its flowers are smaller but more intensely yellow, much like its seed parent, Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata. — — Map (db m204058) HM
'Spiced Spumoni' began as Magnolia BBG #374 at BBG's Kitchawan Research Center with hybridizers Dr. Evamaria Sperber, Dr. Lola Koerting, and Doris Stone. It found a home at Klehm's Song Sparrow Nursery in Wisconsin when Kitchawan's operations ceased . . . — — Map (db m204059) HM
This hybrid was introduced by BBG in 1989. Its unique flower is mostly yellow with magenta-rose veins appearing from its base. Its name honors the community activist and environmentalist who founded the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Brooklyn. — — Map (db m204063) HM
This BBG hybrid was never officially registered. Its popularity as one of the darkest purple magnolias led to its market introduction and unofficially official naming by Fairweather Gardens Nursery in New Jersey in 2001. — — Map (db m204069) HM
Known for many years solely by its test plot number, 1164, 'Judy Zuk' was officially named in 2007 in admiration of the former BBG president whose favorite flower was the magnolia. This unique cultivar's yellow flower has a pink blush at its base . . . — — Map (db m204067) HM
Magnolia 'Marillyn' was the last BBG introduction before the breeding program shut down operations in 1991. Introduced in 1989, this hybrid honors Marillyn Wilson, a BBG benefactor and onetime BBG board member. It boasts bright purple . . . — — Map (db m204061) HM
Many of the fruits you know and love—cherries, peaches, apricots, pears, plums, and apples—originated in the Middle East, Asia, or Europe. Over centuries, farmers worldwide have bred an amazing diversity of these fruits. Among apples alone, there . . . — — Map (db m204033) HM
The potato, adapted to the wide variety of climates in the Andes Mountains, was among the first plants cultivated by people in Peru, more than 10,000 years ago. Maize (corn) is believed to have been grown originally in the fertile valleys of . . . — — Map (db m204040) HM
Plants that grow along the water's edge provide food, shelter, and nest material for birds.
Canada goose
North America has seven subspecies of Canada goose but the one that Brooklynites encounter is the giant Canada goose. Native to . . . — — Map (db m204014) HM
Knot gardens intertwine the beauty of plants with the artistic skills of pruning and sculpting. Appearing in English, French, and Italian gardens during the Renaissance, early knot gardens symbolized harmony and order.
A New Take on the . . . — — Map (db m204023) HM
Atlantes Figures, circa 1899
From the Hugh J. Chisolm residence, formerly at 813 5th Avenue, Manhattan, unknown architect
Limestone
65.130.1-4, Anonymous Arts Recovery Society
These four burly male figures once ornamented the town house . . . — — Map (db m109509) HM
Benne, or sesame seed, has been used by people for over 5,000 years. Benne seeds grow inside of a pod that bursts when the seeds are ripe. These seeds are the main ingredient in benne balls, a dessert invented by Afro-Trinidadian people that is made . . . — — Map (db m203992) HM
Each spring, this garden puts on a spectacular show of pink cherry blossoms as rows of Prunus 'Kanzan' bloom. In fall, scarlet oaks (Quercus coccinea) that line the outer paths display colorful leaves.
Cherry Esplanade . . . — — Map (db m204052) HM
This century old garden is devoted especially to children in BBG's gardening classes. Everything you see here is planted, tended, and harvested by kids!
🔎 Look for hand-painted signs
Children don't just plant the . . . — — Map (db m204111) HM
Since 1914, children of all ages have used the Children's Garden as a living classroom to explore the natural world with hands-on activities. Every year, thousands of participants in many different programs cultivate this garden.
The . . . — — Map (db m204112) HM
Written records of this plant's use in China go back more than 2,000 years; how did it arrive in the Caribbean? European colonizers kidnapped and tricked people from China and other countries to move to the Caribbean to work. Plants from these . . . — — Map (db m203995) HM
NYC's iconic Lower East Side pickle can trace its origins to the vining cucumber plant native to the foothills of the Himalayas. Introduced by Columbus, cucumbers were already being cultivated in America when Brooklyn Dutch farmers began growing . . . — — Map (db m204031) HM
Dasheen is a tropical yam-like vegetable related to eddoe. It has many different names and is grown in more than 40 countries around the world. Scientists believe dasheen has been grown for over 5,000 years, even before rice or millet! Dasheen is . . . — — Map (db m203999) HM
Dasheen is a tropical yam-like vegetable related to eddoe. It has many different names and is grown in more than 40 countries around the world. Scientists believe dasheen has been grown for over 5,000 years, even before rice or millet! Dasheen is . . . — — Map (db m204115) HM
East Asia and South Asia
Rice and soybeans, native to Asia, were first domesticated 7,000 to 10,000 years ago in subtropical regions of India, China, and Japan. Today they remain dominant agricultural products and are mainstays of the . . . — — Map (db m204030) HM
Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and Japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this . . . — — Map (db m204020) HM
Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this . . . — — Map (db m204119) HM
Attributed to Harry Lowe
(American, dates unknown)
Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures, 1934
From the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station, Neptune Avenue at West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by Irwin. S. Chanin . . . — — Map (db m109508) HM
Ginger has been used to settle upset stomachs for over 2,000 years! This flowering plant has a special stem (called a rhizome) that is used for its flavor, smell, and ability to heal. Ginger, like horseradish and wasabi, lets out a chemical with a . . . — — Map (db m204005) HM
Ginger has been used to settle upset stomachs for over 2,000 years! This flowering plant has a special stem (called a rhizome) that is used for its flavor, smell, and ability to heal. Ginger, like horseradish and wasabi, lets out a chemical with a . . . — — Map (db m204118) HM
Ionic Capital and Column Base, circa 1901-
From the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, formerly 31st to 33rd Streets between 7th and 8th Avenues,
Manhattan, designed by Charles Folen McKim
Limestone
66.250.2 Gift of Lipsett Demolition Co. and . . . — — Map (db m109510) HM
"My birdhouse is based on my childhood home in the suburb of Pļavnieki in Riga, Latvia. The architectural style of the typical Soviet-era bloc housing I grew up in was embedded in my early imagination, and became a formative aesthetic in my art . . . — — Map (db m204072) HM
In 1999, this apple tree was planted in the Children's Garden. BBG received two saplings of a Rambo apple tree planted by John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, in Ohio. He promoted the planting of apple trees on the frontier in the early 1800s. — — Map (db m203990) HM
These scarlet oaks are dedicated in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 and to those who lost their lives that day.
The Norway maples that grew as the first generation of trees on this site were planted in November 1918 to . . . — — Map (db m204050) HM WM
This formal garden opened in 1921 to complement the Palm House, the Garden's original conservatory. Shimmering pools of water-loving plants are bordered by hardy perennials and seasonal annuals.
The Perennial Border and the Annual . . . — — Map (db m204073) HM
This formal garden opened in 1921 to complement the Palm House, the Garden's original conservatory. Shimmering pools of water-loving plants are bordered by hardy perennials and seasonal annuals.
Providing a stunning backdrop for the . . . — — Map (db m204074) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204042) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204053) HM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape people, who were the stewards of this land before genocide and forced migration pushed the Lenape west and north to rebuild their nations in what are now . . . — — Map (db m204120) HM
Evidence of madder dye use has been found in ancient Egyptian mummies and archaeological sites in India dating to 2500 BCE. Madder was also mentioned in the writings of Pliny the Elder in the first century CE. — — Map (db m204022) HM
Early spring is fragrant in this formal garden. Magnolia trees are among the earliest flowering plants—their fossils date back to 145 million years ago.
The Administration Building, which opened in 1917 as a laboratory building, is . . . — — Map (db m204056) HM
In years past, BBG played an important role in magnolia breeding and produced a number of significant hybrids. In and around Magnolia Plaza, you'll find seven of these notable hybrids.
[Caption:]
Dr. Evamaria Sperber by her . . . — — Map (db m204064) HM
Well known today as decorations in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, marigold petals have been used for hundreds of years as a yellow dye plant by many Native American civilizations. — — Map (db m204018) HM
In the sunny, mild northern Mediterranean, native herbs like thyme, oregano, rosemary, bay laurel, sage, and savory were first cultivated 10,000 years ago. They produce aromatic oils with intense flavors that help them avoid being eaten by . . . — — Map (db m204027) HM
All of the plants in this bed can be used to create natural dyes. Most are well-known sources that have been used since ancient times, and many can be found in your garden or kitchen! The type of textile—wool yarn, velvet, linen, muslin—affects each . . . — — Map (db m204017) HM
Louis H. Sullivan
(American, 1856-1924)
Pilaster Capitals, 1898
From the Bayard-Condict Building, 65 Bleeker Street, Manhattan, designed by Louis H. Sullivan
Cast stone
64.260.1-6, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery . . . — — Map (db m109514) HM
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