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The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center is hosting the following event that could be helpful to some of your research. Remember that interviews and lectures can count as original sources.
The May Breakfast Talk will feature Joanne Witty who will speak about her book:
Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront TransformedĀ
May 19, 2017
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
New York City College of Technology
300 Jay Street
(Room A632)
RSVP Here
Brooklyn Public Library
The next meeting (3/30) is at the Central Library, Brooklyn Public Library [10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238].Ā We look forward to seeing you there.Ā We will be meeting in the lobby.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub
Next meeting (3/23) is at the WTC Oculus in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. [185 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007]
https://goo.gl/maps/269W4HK6nEs
Closed Tomorrow; City Tech. and public library
Both the City Tech and public library (including the map) are closed tomorrow because of the whether emergency. We look forward to seeing you in class on Thursday.
East River Ferry
Next meeting at the “Brooklyn Bridge Park / DUMBO” terminal
Old Fulton St & Furman St, Brooklyn, NY at 10:30AM.
Near The Fulton Ferry Landing pier
Brooklyn Bridge Observation Visit
Just a reminder today weāre meeting at āJacob Mould Fountainā (43 Park Row, New York, NY 10038) in City Hall Park. Near the cross streets of Broadway and Park Place. We will be starting promptly at 10:30AM.
https://goo.gl/maps/D39vKJAS15u
Here is a link to the observation report:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z4X6teYwDceFRQCeYpretImXNVkEJ5EyPLGx4XmGc9M/edit?usp=sharing
Welcome
Welcome to this interdisciplinary class, āLearning Places: Understanding the City”. We are looking forward to the following visits that we have tentatively scheduled.
SITES Locations:
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Bridge terminations
- Ferry terminals [East River ferry]
- World Trade Center transportation hub
SITES Archives and libraries:
- NY York Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society for homework only)
- Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Collection
- NY Public Library Map collection
- MTA archives/Transit Museum Tour