Tucked into 731 Washington Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Kvartira Books (formerly known as MyBiblioteka) is a bookstore, a library, a community center, a cultural anchor and a classroom. What also makes this place stand out is that there are carefully gathered books in Russian and Ukrainian. It is a small, woman-owned business. A home…
This is a children’s bookstore (with books in Hebrew, Ukrainian, English, and Russian) and a great place for meetups and engaging lectures. We got lucky: our correspondent attended a talk by Dmitry Popov, a curator at the Roerich Museum in New York. It was incredibly fascinating to immerse ourselves in the world of the entire…
The Center for Brooklyn History is a cultural institution in New York dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of Brooklyn. It houses archives, exhibitions, and educational programs that celebrate the borough’s diverse heritage. A small gallery for curious and well-read New Yorkers. History The story of the Center for Brooklyn History began in…
