Daily Link Fix: How Brooklyn Neighborhoods Got Their Names; The Voice Behind the NYC Subway
- You may know where Brooklyn’s various neighborhoods are on a map, but do you know how they got their names? [Mental Floss]
- A look back at how the Guardian Angels got their start taking crime prevention into their own hands. [NYC, 1981]
- Meet news anchor and reporter Charlie Pellett, the man who’s the voice behind the NYC subway. [Untapped]
- Here’s a map that shows the oldest recorded NYC liquor license in every neighborhood. [I Quant NY]
- And here’s a map of where the biggest names in NYC art history once lived. [Vulture]
Images: 1897 map of Brooklyn via Wiki Commons (L); NYC subway (R)
