BWRC: Walking New York City’s Waterfront Neighborhoods: Are Brooklyn’s Really Different?

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Sociologist William B. Helmreich walked virtually every block of all five boroughs – an astonishing 6,000 miles. His epic journey is the focus of his latest book The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City. This journey lasted four years and took him to every corner of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Riding and Racing: Bikes at Coney Island (1880-1930)

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Date: Friday, October 9, 2015  Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Venue: N119 Cycling along the Boardwalk at Coney Island is not new. In the 1880s, Coney Island was a frequent destination for club-oriented, high-wheel riders from New York City. During the great bicycle boom of the 1890s, Coney Island hosted numerous amateur and professional

BWRC Breakfast Talk: The New Coney Island: Who Gains, Who Loses?

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Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  Venue: N119 Coney Island is in the midst of one of the biggest overhauls in its century-plus history, a redevelopment plan that's involved over a decade of battles between city officials, amusement operators, developers, local residents, and, at times, protesters wielding amputated mermaid tails.