Weeksville brooklyn: Experience the lives of black New Yorkers from the 1860s to the 1930s with a visit to the historic houses of Weeksville. While actual time travel has not yet been proven possible, ...

In 2018, Weeksville’s fiscal year closed with a nearly $400,000 deficit and only one month of operating cash in the bank, the organization said. This year, it has a $275,000 cash reserve and six ...

Crisis averted, Weeksville seeks long-term stability Politicians want it included in the city's Cultural Institutions Group. June 13, 2019 Lore Croghan ...

Weeksville, a Haven for Free African-Americans Before the Civil War, Is Fighting for Survival. Share full article. The Hunterfly Road Houses, landmarked buildings from the mid-19th century, housed ...

Black-owned businesses in Weeksville. Photo via Weeksville Heritage Center. The Growth and Decline of Weeksville. By the 1850s, Weeksville had become a successful community of more than 500 people, ...

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Department of Design and Construction have launched a $3.9 million restoration project for the historic Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville ...

Thousands of supporters of the Weeksville Heritage Center, a Crown Heights museum dedicated to the history of one of pre-Civil War America’s free black communities, have pooled together to raise ...

Black History Month: CBS2 tours Weeksville Heritage Center 02:52. NEW YORK -- It's not exactly hidden, but is certainly a gem.Weeksville Heritage Center is tucked away in the midst of a ...

Weeksville Heritage Center is a vibrant space nestled in the Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood. It is an official Partners in Preservation site.

You might say Weeksville is hiding in plain sight. The neighborhood, in the easternmost section of Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, was founded in 1838 as one of the country’s first free-black ...