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Happy Labor Day from the Center for Brooklyn History! . . [On strike--Members of Communications Workers of American picket Western Electric warehouse and storage yard at 1495 Herkimer St.], 1950, WORK_0894; Brooklyn Daily Eagle Photographs, Center for Brooklyn History.

Happy #LaborDay! Here is a Labor Day Parade in 1912 marching through the Washington Square Park Arch. The signage the women are holding says, "Do you want Fair Treatment? ORGANIZE!" 📸: via #GVSHP #UrbanArchive #LaborDayParade #LaborHistory #Workers #Organize #Unions #UnionLabor

In 2014, the elegant and distinctive 523-527 6th Ave 104-106 W 14th St still looked a lot like it did when first completed in the 19th century. Today, they’re void of architectural detail+slated for demolition. What happened? Learn more: villagepreservation.org/2022/09/09/the…

Happy #NationalPeanutDay! 🥜🥜🥜 Learn more here> bit.ly/3xm7aFe

#OnThisDay in 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers play their final game at Ebbets Field, a 2-0 defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Learn more> urbanarchive.org/sites/T71wqt68…

#OnThisDay in 1896! 🔥 Learn more> urbanarchive.org/stories/QvnTLm…

From books 📚 to bagels 🥯! This is 2712 Gerritsen Avenue in #GerritsenBeach. Anyone know if the bagels here are good? 📸: John D. Morrell, circa 1960, Center for Brooklyn History #UrbanArchive #Brooklyn #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary #LibraryBranch #BagelShop #NYCBagels

From administration and finance to curation and education, our MA in Museum Studies program was developed in collaboration with The New York Historical to educate students about all areas of museum work. RSVP for our Q&A Session on Oct. 20 at 5:00 p.m. to learn more: ow.ly/L5tZ50L3BMR

Queens Name Explorer is seeking info for its year-long project to uncover the stories behind Queens’ named streets, schools, buildings, parks and monuments. To contribute info, an image or video, visit: queenslib.org/explore #QueensExplore / Urban Archive / Queens Public Library

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This #ModernismMonday takes us shopping in #FreshMeadows! 🛍️ Check out more #QueensModern> urbanarchive.org/stories/9X7Ujx…

Today in 1931 the George Washington Bridge was opened to public and crossed for the first time by students Fred Ammerman and Leonard Moiseyeff on roller skates #thisdayinhistory

The history behind NYC’s water towers bit.ly/3dDy7NO

Is #MosaicMonday a thing? This is the mosaic mural by Edward Meshekoff for the exterior of the Information Center in Times Square in the late 1950s and a couple of years ago. It's under scaffolding right now. NYC Public Design Commission

Happy #SubwayDay! The #NYCSubway turns 118 today! New York City’s first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit subway opened on October 27, 1904 with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street.

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#TransitTrivia: Happy #IceCreamDay! This photo from the #NYTMCollection is of a #vintage #icecream vending machine on the platform of Jay Street-Borough Hall, originally built by the Independent Subway System (IND) in 1933. What year was this photo was taken in?

Developed in collaboration with The New York Historical, our MA in Museum Studies was created to diversify museum professionals. Learn more about the program and apply by January 5: ow.ly/blCH50M3Jgr #CUNYSPS #CUNY #MuseumStudies #NYC

To celebrate #ValentinesDay and #BlackHistoryMonth, we're spotlighting a street in Corona named after a #jazzlegend who played with Miles Davis's group, replacing John Coltrane. Read about James Edward Heath Way on Urban Archive - buff.ly/3WOYMYN. #QueensExplore

Queens College's Powdermaker Hall is named after Hortense Powdermaker, one of the original members of its faculty. Powdermaker joined the College upon its opening in 1937 and founded the depts of anthropology and sociology: buff.ly/3FsFLFE. Urban Archive #QueensExplore