The Epic Rise and Fall of Bay Ridge’s Once Most-Important Institution

April 21, 2017March 9, 2018 Henry Culture, History boathouse, Charles Van Brunt, Crescent Club, development, Fort Hamilton High School, Gingerbread House, Glenwood Country Club, golf, Huntington, James C. Cropsey, Narrows Avenue, North Shore Country Club, shore road, tennis, the Crescent Athletic Club, Townsend Scudder, William Howard Taft

A microcosmic history of Bay Ridge in the tale of how a country club was formed, dissolved, and transformed into Fort Hamilton High School.

When Shots Were Fired at a Fort Hamilton Math Teacher

June 6, 2016June 17, 2016 Henry Culture, History 98th Street, Fort Hamilton High School, Margaret Jokiel, math, Mrs. John F. Joyce, teachers, True Crime Bay Ridge

True Crime Bay Ridge: the fourth-biggest Brooklyn news story of 1948.

Mayor to Bay Ridge: I’ll Take Care of the Prince Hotel

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 Henry Community News, News 86th Street, Bill de Blasio, composting, Fort Hamilton High School, garbage, Marty Golden, mayor, preschool, Prince Hotel, recycling, town hall, Vincent Gentile 4 Comments

De Blasio answered questions for two hours at a town hall at Fort Hamilton High School.

The Bay Ridge Canon: Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille

July 24, 2015September 14, 2016 Henry Arts, Culture Bay Ridge Canon, Denyse Wharf, Fort Hamilton, Fort Hamilton army base, Fort Hamilton High School, Harbor Defense Museum, Nelson DeMille, Verrazano Bridge, Word of Honor

An ongoing study of books and movies set in the neighborhood. This time, bestselling popular fiction about a post-Vietnam court martial set at Fort Hamilton.