Today’s Brooklyn doesn’t look anything like it did during the American Revolution; where brownstones and a modern city now stand was once a battlefield. This August, festivities will once again take ...

It’s the 248th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn this month and, as is the tradition in the borough, there are a bevy of events memorializing the Revolutionary War fight. Battle Week, organized by ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...

Another year, another successful week of commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn, on the 238th anniversary of the historic event. The week-long list of festivities concluded on August 24, at Green-Wood ...

A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History is offering visitors a deeper look at Brooklyn's role in the Revolutionary War and a historic defeat many consider a ...

Saturday was a “dog day” afternoon in Brooklyn as the St. Francis Terriers beat the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 81-64 during the 40th annual “Battle of Brooklyn” in Brooklyn Heights. The win snapped a ...

Green-Wood Cemetery gave dozens of people an opportunity to learn about the first battle of the American Revolution. The cemetery has been transforming the space to resemble 1776 for over 20 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tucked inside Washington Park in Park Slope, the Old Stone House stands as a quiet but powerful link to Brooklyn's earliest days - ...