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Next 7 days, November 26 - December 02, 2009

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November 27, Friday
Seaport Past & Future
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 177 more times thru May 23

This free exhibit will take guests through The Seaport's centuries of growth and epic changes that have impacted New York City and the entire region. Achival materials showcase vintage streetscapes presented with the same views as they appear today allowing visitors to examine continuities and change over time at The Seaport. These momentous occasions will be demonstrated through multi media featu read more...

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport
Fulton Street at South Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 732-8257
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Pages of the Past: The Breukelen Adventures of Jasper Danckaerts
Nov 27, 12:00 AM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 25 more times thru Jan 03

In 1679 Jasper Danckaerts and his colleague Peter Sluyter came to New York in search of land for a religious colony. For 200 years Danckaerts’ meticulously written and illustrated diaries lay undiscovered until Henry C. Murphy, a founder of the Long Island Historical Society, (later renamed the Brooklyn Historical Society) came upon the diaries in 1864, in an Amsterdam book store. Now an important read more...

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12:00 AM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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Images of the Brooklyn Bridge
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 128 more times thru May 28

The Brooklyn Historical Society displays in their main lobby historical images of the Brooklyn Bridge

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12:00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn's Vietnam Veterans
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 128 more times thru May 28

With the use of oral histories, portraits, and personal artifacts this audio installation explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of Brooklyn’s diverse residents, from the first person perspective. “Meeting” eight people who were touched by the Vietnam War, visitors are prompted to consider the on-going impact of the Vietnam War in the lives of Brooklynites, from their memories of the read more...

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12:00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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It Happened In Brooklyn
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 128 more times thru May 28

This exhibit highlights key moments in our nation's history and how they played out in Brooklyn. Through artifacts from the Brooklyn Historical Society's permanent collection such as photographs, artworks, and documents, visitors will meet a diverse range of residents from Brooklyn's earliest Native American settlements, to the men and women who fought in the Revolutionary War on Brooklyn's shores read more...

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12:00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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Portraits of Prominent New Yorkers
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 128 more times thru May 28

The Brooklyn Historical Society presents Portraits of Prominent New Yorkers

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12:00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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The Legend of Martense's Lane: Folklore in Dutch Colonial Brooklyn
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Brooklyn Historical Society
0.16 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 23 more times thru Dec 31

“The Legend of Martense’s Lane,” a folktale that originated in Colonial Dutch Brooklyn, offers a fascinating glimpse into the real and perceived lives of African Americans during the 17th century. This exhibition centers on a series of four commissioned charcoal drawings by William Moore Davis illustrating the folktale. Curated by Sarah Gillespie. This exhibition is part of the “5 Dutch Days” read more...

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12:00 PM

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 222-4111
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Two Solo Exhibitions: Tracey Snelling and Michael Paul Britto
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at Smack Mellon Studios
0.49 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 37 more times thru Jan 03

Two Solo Exhibitions Exhibition dates: November 21, 2009 -January 3, 2010 Artists’ reception: Saturday, November 21, 5-8pm Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12-6pm Smack Mellon is pleased to present Tracey Snelling’s installation Woman on the Run and Michael Paul Britto’s new video works in Society’s Children. The two artists incorporate elements of pop culture, cinema, and reality to very read more...

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12:00 PM

Smack Mellon Studios
92 Plymouth St,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
(718) 422-0989
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Fare Collection
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York Transit Museum
0.58 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

An exhibit on Fare Collection shows representative examples of various types of collection devices used throughout the subway system's history. Visitors may interact with these devices for a uniquely tactile retrospective experience. The exhibit features the first paper ticket-choppers used in 1904, later turnstile designs that accepted coins and tokens, the MetroCard turnstile currently in operat read more...

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10:00 AM

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street,
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 694-4915
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Moving The Millions: New York City's Subways From Its Origins To The Present
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York Transit Museum
0.58 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

On the platform level, Moving the Millions: New York City's Subways from its Origins to the Present provides visitors with an overview of the magnitude and complexity of New York City's rapid transit system. The exhibition uses historical photographs, diagrams, cartoons, period maps, and newspaper clippings to illustrate major issues and events that influenced the development of the largest transp read more...

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10:00 AM

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street,
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 694-4915
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On The Streets: New York's Trolleys And Buses
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York Transit Museum
0.58 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

A gallery dedicated to surface transportation presents, in nine complementing segments, a history of above ground mobility for the last 175 years – from the early 1800s through the 21st Century. The central element of the exhibition On the Streets: New York's Trolleys and Buses is a simulated traffic intersection complete with traffic lights and coordinated walk-don't walk signs, parking meters, f read more...

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10:00 AM

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street,
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 694-4915
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Steel, Stone & Backbone: Building New York's Subways 1900-1925
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York Transit Museum
0.58 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

This ever-popular exhibition presents a look at the building of New York City's first subway line, various construction methods, and the people who built it. The exhibition features pictures taken over 100 years ago during construction, along with historical artifacts and period videos. The faces of the workers and images of the birth of the subway evoke a sense of awe and appreciation for the ded read more...

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10:00 AM

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street,
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 694-4915
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The Triborough Bridge: Robert Moses and the Automobile Age
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York Transit Museum
0.58 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

Examining the legacy of Robert Moses, this exhibition focuses on the Triborough Bridge, now renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, designed and built to connect three boroughs and accommodate New York's burgeoning auto traffic. Enjoy illustrated family exhibit labels! Kid-friendly pictures and diagrams explain the operation and maintenance of bridges to the littlest engineers.

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10:00 AM

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermenhorn Street,
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 694-4915
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BODIES The Exhibition
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 176 more times thru May 22

Both captivating and edifying, BODIES ... The Exhibition unveils the many complex systems of organs and tissues that drive every aspect of our daily lives and unite us all as humans. Featuring over 200 specimens consisting of whole-bodies and individual organs that have been meticulously dissected and preserved through an innovative process, BODIES ... The Exhibition will enlighten, empower, fasci read more...

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport
Fulton Street at South Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 732-8257
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Maritime Paintings
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport Museum
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

The Southstreet Seaport Museum has an extensive collection of maritime paintings by the most renowned maritime artists to work in America. Featured in the collection: James Edward Buttersworth (1817 – 1894) English James Edward Buttersworth was born in Middlesex County, England but immigrated to the United States in the mid-1840s. From 1847 to1865 he was employed by Nathaniel Currier u read more...

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 748-8600
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Ocean Liner Memorabilia
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport Museum
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

The South Street Seaport Museum’s collection of ocean liner models and memorabilia evokes a time when swift and elegant ocean liners were the first and last words in fashionable and luxurious travel accommodations. Traveling by ocean liner was an experience apart from arriving at your ultimate destination. The extensive collection ranges from scale models of ships like the Titanic and United read more...

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 748-8600
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Scrimshaw
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport Museum
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

Scrimshaw is well known for its historical and aesthetic qualities. It is an evocative symbol of connection: between land and sea, between the whale and the utilitarian consumption of its by-products, and between the tedium and the danger in the personal lives of crewmen who were instruments of the hunt. The collection primarily comes from such major contributors as Jack R. Aron, a notable lifel read more...

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 748-8600
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Ship Models
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at South Street Seaport Museum
0.85 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

The South Street Seaport Museum maintains a collection of over 1,000 ship models, from full hull to waterline models, all have which have contributed to the history of the Port of New York.

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10:00 AM

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 748-8600
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9.11 Remembered
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York City Police Museum
0.88 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

Explores how the NYPD responded on 9/11. Exhibit features testimonials and artifacts.

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10:00 AM

New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 480-3100
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History of NYPD Transportation
Nov 27, 10:00 AM at New York City Police Museum
0.88 miles from Brooklyn Heights - Occurs 151 more times thru May 22

Explores the history and evolution of vehicles used by the NYPD.

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10:00 AM

New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip,
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 480-3100
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