DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) -- A Downtown Brooklyn home that is believed to have been part of the Underground Railroad has been purchased by the City of New York. The Landmarks Preservation Commission ...

BROOKLYN -- Activists are fighting to save a home in Brooklyn, believed to be a part of the Underground Railroad. Half a block from a gym, a few doors down from a new hotel and next to a brewpub lies ...

A Brooklyn home linked to the Underground Railroad was given the designation as a historical landmark in an effort to preserve its history. The building at 227 Duffield Street in downtown Brooklyn was ...

Plans for a memorial dedicated to Downtown Brooklyn’s abolitionist and Underground Railroad past were released last week. The memorial, dubbed In Pursuit of Freedom, fulfills part of a settlement, in ...

After decades of local activism, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has unanimously voted to designate a small brick home in Brooklyn as an historic landmark. In the mid-19 th century ...

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Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting the U.S. economy and their everyday lives. Recent fears of a railroad strike may have changed that. After ...