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The New York City Municipal Archives preserves and makes available more than 10 million historical vital records (birth, marriage and death certificates) for all five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island). Researchers have open access to the indexes, and both microfilmed and digital copies of vital records on-site ...
After her death, a critic from The New York Times remarked that she was "a woman unfairly neglected in a macho era." [3] Her papers are held at the Yeshiva University Museum [2] and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. [4] Alexander Brook (July 14, 1898 – February 26, 1980) – American artist and critic who was born in Brooklyn. [5]
Truman Capote (1924–1984) – writer (Brooklyn Heights) [24] Miriam Carey (1979–2013) – woman killed at a White House security check point; Timothy Carey (1929–1994) – film and television character actor; Jack Carter (1922–2015) – comedian; Fabiano Caruana (born 1992) – youngest chess grandmaster in United States history
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre (193 ha) cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City.The cemetery lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park, and is generally bounded by 20th Street to the northeast, Fifth Avenue to the northwest, 36th and 37th Streets to the southwest, Fort Hamilton Parkway to the south, and McDonald Avenue to the east.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
BROOKLYN (PIX11) – 1899 was quite the year. It's when Staten Island and Queens officially became part of New York City, the paper clip was introduced, and Miss Susannah Mushatt Jones made her debut.
Pratt Manhattan Campus at 146 West 14th Street, location of Pratt SILS, lead partner of Project CHART. Brooklyn Visual Heritage is an online digital history website resource produced by Project CHART, presenting historical 19th and 20th century photographs of Brooklyn, New York City, held by several cultural institutions.