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Thu, Nov 29 2012 06:25:52

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Hurricane Sandy: Brooklyn Stories

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn Historical Society staff members will be documenting the impact of the storm on our neighborhoods and communities as well as recovery efforts underway. Please join us by tweeting your photos and experiences using hashtags #BrooklynPhotos and #Sandy.

  1. Brooklyn Historical Society Blog " Blog Archive " Photo of the Week: A Sandy Plumb
    Though I have lived in New York City for 12 years, it took me a while to realize that this city is not exclusively a dominant fortress of...
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  2. Checking out Red Hook. It's beautiful in the gloaming hour. #brooklynphotos @brooklynhistory
    museumnerd
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    Tue, Nov 27 2012 08:09:50
  3. Helping Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Council repair their walls today with Leigh. #RedHook #sandy #BrooklynPhotos http://pic.twitter.com/kUsZulos
    Julie I. May@ginjula
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    Sun, Nov 18 2012 08:45:30
  4. Brooklyn Historical Society Blog " Blog Archive " Photo of the Week: Sunset Park Pays it Forward
    While Hurricane Sandy's gale forces downed trees and wreaked havoc on power and internet lines, the neighborhood did not see the extensiv...
    Brooklynhistory
  5. Thank you, @udosero, for sharing the following photos from your Facebook album.  Photos were taken in the areas between 4th & 10th Ave and between 54th and 68th St.
  6. Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:45:13
  7. Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:45:28
  8. Good decision.
    Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:45:45
  9. Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:45:55
  10. Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:43:01
  11. Chiu Ng Photography
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:42:45
  12. Brooklyn Historical Society Blog " Blog Archive " Photo of the Week: Carroll Park after Hurricane Sandy
    Our public historian, Julie Golia, tweeted a downed tree just outside of Carroll Park caused by Hurricane Sandy. As many of you can proba...
    Brooklynhistory
  13. robinmkatz
    Robin M. Katz@robinmkatz
    Really moving post- #sandy #brooklynphotos by #safabhs professor and photographer Robin Michals on her blog e-arcades.com/blog/
    Wed, Nov 07 2012 13:43:56
  14. Castles Made of Sand
    I have walked this beach almost monthly if not more often for at least the last two years as I have been working on Castles Made of Sand....
    E-arcades
  15. @brooklynhistory photos of the car hit by the falling tree in Carroll Park #brooklynphotos #sandy
    Lockerz
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:28:31
  16. RT @TheRealYLT: At the Norton Records warehouse. http://pic.twitter.com/SHYXFl7D
    leahloscut@leahloscut
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    Sat, Nov 03 2012 08:27:58
  17. Red hook free store, open tmw from 10-4 at 59 Walcott st. They need toys and books! #sandy #redhook #brooklynphotos http://pic.twitter.com/WMUOS6ve
    leahloscut@leahloscut
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    Mon, Nov 05 2012 13:01:45
  18. KMSieminski
    Karen M. Sieminski@KMSieminski
    UPDATED: post storm #NYC Subway Recovery Map. More service between Manhattan & #Brooklyn ow.ly/f1saZ (cc @brooklynhistory)
    Mon, Nov 05 2012 05:10:20
  19. ginjula
    Julie I. May@ginjula
    #BikeSandy ride to #theRockaways was shocking. These folks will be very cold this evening and aid from @FEMA seems difficult to locate.
    Sun, Nov 04 2012 15:21:56
  20. This was the bike path from the Rockaways leading to the Marine Parkway Bridge. #sandy http://pic.twitter.com/OE2kKrhN
    Julie I. May@ginjula
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    Mon, Nov 05 2012 07:49:04
  21. Attn #bikenyc, if you go to #Queens, do not take the #PlumbBeach rte to Marine bridge--it's fenced off. #destroyed http://pic.twitter.com/RLxyQNiO
    Julie I. May@ginjula
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    Sun, Nov 04 2012 15:38:14
  22. #PlumbBeach following #sandy is impassable, covered in sand, pretty bad. #BrooklynPhotos http://pic.twitter.com/GfovHE1A
    Julie I. May@ginjula
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    Sun, Nov 04 2012 15:39:42
  23. RT @bethweinstein: #volunteering in #AfterSandy in #statenisland #NYC. Need cleaning supplies, gloves, masks, mops. NO more clothes, food http://pic.twitter.com/F0kRhiyE
    Julie I. May@ginjula
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    Sun, Nov 04 2012 16:05:50
  24. Sorting donations at Crest Hardware #Williamsburg #BrooklynPhotos #Sandy http://pic.twitter.com/icfNdU6L
    Cristina Garza@cristinagarza88
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    Sun, Nov 04 2012 08:45:37
  25. Crest Hardware sent a truck full of donations and packed lunches to Rockaways #BrooklynPhotos #Sandy #Williamsburg http://pic.twitter.com/uryYDHl0
    Cristina Garza@cristinagarza88
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    Sun, Nov 04 2012 08:47:51

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