Located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Museum Website: https://www.queensfarm.org/ Queens County Farm Museum Queens County Farm Museum is a working farm, dating back to 1697 and occupies New York City’s largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland. The farm is one of the longest continuously farmed sites in New York State. The site includes … Read more
Located at Brooklyn, New York City, main entrance at Grand Army PlazaPark Website: https://www.prospectpark.org/ Prospect Park Prospect Park is an urban park in Brooklyn, New York City. The 585-acre park is one of the nation’s premier public parks. In 2017, Prospect Park celebrated its 150th anniversary. The park has a long history. In the 18th … Read more
Located at 336 Third Street, Brooklyn, New YorkMuseum Website: https://theoldstonehouse.org/ The Old Stone House The Old Stone House, located within the Washington Park in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, is a historical home, originally a Dutch stone farmhouse and now a museum, dedicated to increasing public awareness of icons of American History. The original … Read more
Main location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ToursLibrary Website: https://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library To many people, the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman building, with its famous lions facing Fifth Avenue, symbolizes The New York Public Library. But the Library is actually a vast network of libraries, organized into two distinct parts, The Research Libraries and The … Read more
Located at 6 Pennyfield Ave, Bronx, NY 10465, within the SUNY Maritime College campusMuseum Website: https://www.sunymaritime.edu/aboutpublic-programs/maritime-industry-museum Maritime Industry Museum Among my list for this A to Z Blogging Challenge, this will be the least known. Surprisingly, not even many native New Yorkers (Is there a word ‘New York Citian’?) are aware of this museum. The … Read more