Great news: Brooklyn Brainery is now a pick-up spot for Good Eggs! Pick-ups will take place on Tuesdays from 3 to 6:30pm.
Check out their marketplace to see all the local, sustainable goodness available. Good Eggs is awesome (and, well, good!) and we think this is going to be a beautiful friendship.
Wontons & Dumplings! - Wednesday, October 8
MYSTERIOUS BEAST MONSTERS! - Thursday, October 9
Baking Bread: A Look at Colonial Oven Archaeology - Friday, October 10
Tree Identification Walk in Fort Greene - Saturday, October 11
Each month, Sarah and Soma take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. On November 19, Masters of Social Gastronomy tackles the twin pillars of the American pie kingdom: the gentle apple pie and its heavily-spiced cousin, pumpkin pie. (RSVP on Eventbrite)
Think making an apple pie is simple? Not so fast! A trip to the grocery store yields a thousand and one varieti...
In 1790, the very first United States Census found that Northern Liberties was the sixth most populous city in all of the United States, weighing in with around 9,900 residents. Granted, the country was pretty small back then, but it made me wonder what caused this Northern Liberties to completely fall off the map.
As it turns out, Northern Liberties was located in present-day Philadelphia, just north o...
I was inspired to research railway history after checking out this very cool map of railroad growth in America the other day. One of the neatest stories I uncovered was that of the Mumbles Train, the very first fare-based passenger train in the whole wide world, which began running in 1807 in Wales.
It carried passengers from Swansea to Oystermouth, two towns only about five miles apart, but without a road be...
A Quick and Dirty Introduction to the Canterbury Tales - Monday, September 22
An Intro to Jazz and New York City's Jazz Scene - Tuesday, September 23
The NYC Taxi: Past, Present, and Future - Wednesday, September 24
Tree Identification in Carroll Gardens - Saturday, September 27
The Poison Cauldron of the Newtown Creek Walking Tour - Sunday, September 28
Did you want awesome prints of age-old maps and data viz? No sweat, we've got you covered with a brand-new project: Vintage Visualizations.
Once upon a time, long long ago, the United States had just fought the Civil War and was terribly embarrassed about it. "Oh goodness gracious," the government thought. "What did Europe think?"
We needed to do something that made us seem awesome, and so the Census Bu...
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It's back-to-school season, so we thought it was time to give away a couple of gift certificates. We'll set two winners up with a $50 gift certificate to help you get your learn on!
To enter, just leave a comment below letting us know your favorite fall activity in NYC by Monday, September 8, 2014 at 12pm EDT. We'll select the winners at random and let y...
Your quick guide to what's happening this week!
Grime and Glory: A History of Prospect Park - Tuesday, September 2
Legal Rights in the Real World - Wednesday, September 3
Night Seeing, Night Listening - a silent listening walk through nighttime Prospect Park; Thursday, September 4
Movie Appreciation: Understanding the Craft Behind the Magic - Thursday, September 4
ABC's of IRA's - Saturday, September 6
A guest post from Ali and Anna from Gray & Davis.
We had a great time talking about antique jewels at the Brainery last week, thanks for having us!
Since our shop is located in the Diamond District, we found that a lot of people in the class were curious about navigating that notorious stretch of 47th between 5th and 6thAvenues. With that in mind, we put together a couple of tips to help pavé your way a...
