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The Brooklyn Collection presents a selection of resources on Brownsville, whose famous residents have included everyone from Aaron Copeland to Mike Tyson.
Brooklyn.net
WPA Guide to New York City (1939) entry on Brownsville
Brownsville Historic Photographs Slideshow
Photographs from Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Collection
Community Board 16, Brooklyn (Ocean Hill and Brownsville) Homepage:
Website for Community Board 16 (Ocean Hill and Brownsville) containing a comprehensive resource directory of community organizations and neighborhood services
Department of City Planning’s Brooklyn Community District 16 (Brownsville)
Profile of Community District 16 (which includes Brownsville) that includes extensive statistics
Brooklyn Eagle, May 24, 1902
Brooklyn Eagle, February 12, 1897
Brooklyn Eagle, August 20, 1893
Brooklyn Eagle, August 10, 1896
Brooklyn Eagle, April 23, 1893
A Walker In The City
Kazin, Alfred
Kazin, a Brownsville native, reminisces on his childhood in the neighborhood and his experience as a first generation American.
Another time, another place : a neighborhood remembered
Gerald Chatanow
Reminiscences of Brownsville and East New York in the 1940's and 1950's.
Brownsville
Kleid, Neil.
A graphic novel about Jewish gangsters set in 1930s Brownsville.
Brownsville, Brooklyn : Blacks, Jews, and the changing face of the ghetto
Pritchett, Wendell E.
This book explores the history of Brownsville's ever changing demographics, and examines how community organizations have fought for social change in a neighborhood widely viewed as emblematic of urban decline.
Brownsville: the birth, development, and passing of a Jewish community in New York
Alter F. Landesman
Based on personal experiences and extensive research, Landesman presents the the introduction, growth, development and passing of the Jewish community in Brownsville.
Jews of Brooklyn
Ilana Abramovitch and Seán Galvin (editors)
A collection of stories contributed by historians, folklorists and musicians about the history of Jews in Brooklyn, which is inextricably tied to the neighborhood of Brownsville.
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn c.2004
Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck
An invaluable introduction to Brooklyn’s many neighborhoods, with an illustrated chapter on each, including Brownsville. Includes a map, a neighborhood profile and neighborhood facts.
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