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Dyker Heights

Dyker Beach golf course

Bay Ridge Almost Had a Park to Rival Prospect Park. Instead it Got a Golf Course.

June 28, 2016September 8, 2017 Henry  Culture, History, Outdoors and Rec  Bath Beach, Dyker Beach Park, Dyker Heights, Dyker Meadow, Frederick Law Olmsted, golf, golf courses, landfill, parks, Poly Prep  1 Comment

The forgotten story of one of the neighborhood’s greatest 20th-century disappointments—how Dyker Beach became a golf course.

Dyker Frights

The Scariest House in Southern Brooklyn

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Henry  Arts, Culture  Anthony George, Dyker Frights, Dyker Heights, Halloween, Halloween decorations

Talking with the guy behind Dyker Frights.

E and J Boutique

Across the Highway, a Much-Needed Seller of Records, Books and Bric-a-Brac

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Henry  Local Business, News  antique store, Dyker Heights, E and J Boutique, Fort Hamilton Parkway, shopping

Miss This & That? Annoyed the Salvation Army is practically all clothes now? Here’s an alternative.

Battery Avenue

“The End of Bay Ridge”: The Unusual Story of Battery Avenue and Fort Hamilton

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 Henry  Culture, History  Battery Avenue, Dahlgren Place, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Fort Hamilton army base, Harbor Defense Museum, Poly Prep

How a street became a dead end, and why it reverberates across the community.

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