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The Brooklyn Collection presents a selection of resources on Williamsburg, a part of what was formerly known as Brooklyn's Eastern District.
Festa del Giglio – Feast of the Lilies -- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Northside
The website presents a full picture of the history and flavor of this annual festival. A live video, photos, history of the festival, dates and program of the coming year’s festivities are provided.
Free Williamsburg
This is not a site for children but teachers may want to browse it for up to the minute information on such environmental issues as the power plants and the river front. Apartment listings, guides to restaurants, galleries and bars and listings of newly constructed condos and apartment buildings with comments. Great links to many Brooklyn web sites. Information on transit conditions.
Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning
GWAPP is a coalition of over 40 community organizations dedicated to education and outreach on issues affecting the environment, waterfront and neighborhoods of North Brooklyn (includes Williamsburg.)
New York City Department of City Planning -- Projects and Proposals
In its Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning Plan, the Department of City Planning is proposing zoning changes to allow for housing and open spaces, in tandem with light industry and commercial uses, along two miles of Brooklyn’s East River waterfront and upland neighborhoods. The site provides maps, images, animations and explanations of the proposed study area and the ramifications, problems and timetable for the project.
Obsolete Names in the Eastern District
Includes street name changes from the three neighborhoods in the Eastern District of Brooklyn, Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg
The Eastern District of Brooklyn
This website lists the streets of the Eastern District (Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint) in alphabetical order. If you go to www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com you will arrive at the website’s homepage. As you navigate through the website, you will find plenty of Brooklyn history, including a few articles on the history of Williamsburg.
We Skate Hardcore
Excerpts from a book and DVD about in-line skaters in Williamsburg's Southside.
Williamsburg Art and Historical Center
Located at 135 Broadway at the corner of Bedford Avenue, the WAH Center is open to the public for art exhibits and cultural events. It is located in the Kings County Savings Bank building, built in 1867, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs awarded the center a capital grant of $100,000 in FY 2004 for exterior renovation of the building.
Williamsburg Bridge – Historic Overview
A well-planned site that relates the history of the planning and construction of the bridge. There are photos, information on early problems with the bridge, the 1988 rehabilitation, and a list of bridge facts.
Williamsburg Bridge – Photographs
Dave Frieder’s photographs of the Williamsburg Bridge
Williamsburg Online
Once you are in the site, use links to find "local color", and then "history" of Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This free online encyclopedia presents a well-rounded overview of the development of Williamsburg. An interesting and helpful feature is the ability to click on underscored words for more information.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, December 16, 1883
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, Mar 18, 1888
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online article, July 10, 1875
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online July 6, 1892
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, Mar 18, 1896
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online article Aug 14, 1883
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, Aug 2, 1870
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, Aug 27, 1890
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, Oct 15, 1893
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online article, April 13, 1876
Solos
Kitty Burns Florey
A compelling comedy with a dark underside, set in a Williamsburg teeming with dogs and eccentrics. c.2004
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
A classic coming of age novel set in the Williamsburg slums of 1902 to 1919
Brooklyn's Eastern District
Eugene L. Armbruster
A thorough and detailed history of Williamsburgh that contains a street by street description. c.1942
Crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. Memories of an American youngster growing up with Chassidic survivors of the Holocaust
Rabbi Eli Hecht
Eli Hecht was sent to live with his grandparents in Williamsburg as a young child. This book tells of his encounters with the Holocaust survivors of the neighborhood in a series of short chapters. c. 2004
Historic Williamsburgh; an account of the settlement and development of Williamsburgh and its environs, from Dutch colonial days to the present
John V. Jewell
Focuses on the role of bankng in the history of Williamsburgh. c.1926
Is Anyone Here From Brooklyn?
Frank Bisogno
The book is divided into chapters, with subjects ranging from actors and actresses to scientists and inventors, each one featuring illustrious Brooklynites and natives of Williamsburg. Photographs and short biographies of each person are provided. q920.0747 B
Merchants of Williamsburg: Frederick C. Havemeyer, Jr., William Dick, John Mollenhauer, Henry O. Havemeyer
Harry W. Havemeyer
The history of sugar refining and other industries in Brooklyn’s Eastern District. c. 1989
The Chosen
Chaim Potok
Set in Williamsburg in the 1940s, this gripping novel illuminates differences and tensions between Hasidic and Orthodox Jews, through the friendship between Danny Saunders—son of a Hasidic rabbi—and Reuven Malter—son of an Orthodox scholar who teaches in a Crown Heights Yeshiva.c.1967
The Face of Faith: An American Hassidic Community
George Kranzler and Irving I. Herzberg
The originals of most of the photographs from this book are housed in Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Collection. They can now also be seen on our web site. (Go to “Digital Collections” then “Historic Brooklyn Photographs” and search for the words “Herzberg and Williamsburg.”
The First Hundred Years, 1851-1951; an account of the founding and growth of the Wiliamsburgh Savings Bank, together with a brief history of the communities served by this bank through its first hundred years
Edgerton Grant North
The second of our histories of Williamsburg published by a bank, this book tells the story of a bank in relation to its town. “Even more than that, it is the chronicle of a people…driven by…the urge for security.” Many black & white illustrations and two color plates are provided. c.1951
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn
Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck
An invaluable introduction to Brooklyn’s many neighborhoods, with an illustrated chapter on each, including Williamsburg. Includes a map, a neighborhood profile and neighborhood facts. c.2004
Williamsburg Memories
Gershon Kranzler
Written over four decades, the articles that comprise this book reflect the author’s close association with the people and organizations of Williamsburg. 24 pp of b & w plates. c. 1988
Williamsburg: a Jewish Community in Transition; a study of the factors and patterns of change in the organization and structure of a community in transition
George Kranzler
A compelling study of Williamsburg’s Jewish community. An older title but the history section in particular remains relevant. c.1961
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