Anyone who watches “Boardwalk Empire,” about Atlantic City during the 1920s, when corruption ruled the boardwalk and Prohibition was basically ignored there, is familiar with Brooklynite Vince ...

If you walked through Brooklyn Heights recently, you may have suddenly been transported into 1920s New York City. Looks like it’s the set of the film Passing, starring Alexander Skarsgard, Tessa ...

Franklin Morton was looking to make history. He had high ambitions for a guy still in his twenties. In September of 1920 he was on track to become the first black person ever to win elective office in ...

Yesterday we became fascinated by three photos from the Brooklyn Library archives, all showing the same adobe-style house, which existed nearly a century ago in Brooklyn. All we knew was that the home ...

It is just a snippet of footage, but a rare bit of film gives a glimpse of something that once greeted generations of Brooklynites: a flock of sheep taking a springtime stroll through Prospect Park.

Just in case you needed an example of “the effective use of a gold coronet,” this 1918 issue of Brooklyn Life has got you covered. Read on for more about the Leeming family and illustrations of other ...

Long before Brooklyn became the dining destination that it is today, the 1920s brought chain restaurants and popular neighborhood spots to the growing borough Nathan’s, the famous hot dog stand in ...