NEW YORK — When Mary Gannett was ready to retire from Book Court, the beloved Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, bookstore that she and her husband ran for more than 30 years while raising their family in the ...

In the late 19th century, Brooklynites had many ways to celebrate the New Year, but the ability to participate depended on ...

The Brooklyn Furniture Company was an advertising innovator of its day, and well-to-do Brooklynites bought entire wardrobes at Journeay & Burnham.

“It was a big transition in my life,” she said, “and it was a big change.” Her marriage was ending. There was a lot of upheaval and construction in Cobble Hill. She loved everything old, but a real ...