You can find our Breukelen-Brooklyn bicycle route at the local Tourist Information Center, inside Boekhandel van Kralingen. For the online version, check our Linktree (see bio) or our website.
This Sunday: Pinkster in Brooklyn. Derived from the original Dutch celebration called Pinksteren.
Repost • @prospect_park Pinkster returns to Prospect Park on Sunday, May 17. Join Prospect Park Alliance, Chief Baba Neil Clarke and the Pinkster Players from 2–5 pm for an afternoon honoring Pinkster, a historic African-American holiday observed in Brooklyn for nearly 200 years.
Mark the season opening at Lefferts Historic House with music, storytelling, traditional games and family fun that bring Brooklyn’s history, culture and community to life in Brooklyn’s Backyard. c. Obed Obwoge
Repost • @bayridgedigest The New Utrecht Dutch Reformed Church at 1827 84th St and 18th avenue as shot in 1933.
Here’s a bit of info about the church:
The heart of old New Utrecht, which Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton were both parts of, is the New Utrecht Reformed Church. The original congregation was formed in October of 1677. The original New Utrecht Reformed Church was first built about 1699 and was located just to the west of where Metropolitan Baptist Church stands at 1624 84th St.
During the Revolution, this was the site where patriot General Nathaniel Woodhull was detained. According to legend, but in an undocumented story, he was struck by a British officer after refusing to utter the phrase “God save the king.” He later, dying of his wounds, was carried to the home of Nicasius de Sile, passing on September 20th, 1776. Legend has it that his restless spirit has been seen on quiet nights to wander the church grounds and crows are sometimes heard coming from seemingly nowhere.
The first church was falling apart when it was torn down in 1827. The current Church was built in 1828 here at 1827 84th street, using stones and stained glass from the original church. One of its constructors was James Cropsey. It was dedicated in November of 1829 and the gallery was eventually added.
We posted images of the iconic Flatbush church several times. But this repost is about the parsonage, connected to that same Dutch church.
Repost • @landmarksofny
The Flatbush Dutch Reform Church is one of the oldest churches in New York and the oldest religious site in the city. There has been a church here since 1650, when the Director General of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant, called for its founding. To house the clergy, there were multiple parsonages built. This one was constructed in 1853 on Flatbush Avenue on the site of the original 1699 parsonage. It was moved to its current location on Kenmore Terrace in 1918 due to rising land values on the avenue, which must have been a sight to see. It was landmarked on January 9, 1979.
Anthony (son of Jan Jansen) & Grietje were kicked out of New Amsterdam and were granted a second chance as the first settlers of New Utrecht.
Repost • @dutchcultureusa 📖The Story of Anthony and Grietje
📅May 13, 2026, 6:30-8:00pm
📍The NL Club New York City, NY
the New Amsterdam History Center organizes a book talk even on Newcomers by Alan Mikhail. In Newcomers, Mikhail upends the traditional story of American beginnings through the tale of Anthony “the Turk” and Grietje Reyniers that arrived in New Amsterdam in the 1630s.
The book talk will be given by Alan Mikhail, the author of the book. Mikhail is the Chace Family Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of six books that have been translated into ten languages.
Image: Newcomers, Alan Mikhail, Courtesy of the New Amsterdam History Center.
#newamsterdam #Dutchcultureusa #newyork #booktalk
@abdelkader.benali@marcelgoedhart1@brooklynhistory@dominiquejl@asadfromnyc
The Historische Kring Breukelen is celebrating its eighth lustrum today, as the historical society turns 40 this year. We attended the HKB Lustrum Lecture by Prof. Dr. M.R. Prak, titled “The Golden Age on the Vecht: Breukelen in the 17th Century” in the Pieterskerk. Jos Odekerken received the first edition of the Arie Manten Prize.
Repost • @dutchculturaljourneys
Long before it was called New Amsterdam, this land was home to Indigenous peoples who lived in harmony with its rivers and forests 🌿
The Lenape shaped its paths, traded along its waters, and built a deep connection to the land now known as Manhattan.
Then came the Dutch, establishing New Amsterdam as a trading post full of ambition and opportunity 🌍
Cultures met, blended, and clashed, laying the foundation for what the city would become.
From Lenape roots to Dutch influence, the story of this place is layered and powerful.
Every street today carries echoes of the people who were here first and those who followed.
Read: taking Manhattan, by Russel Shorto
#NewAmsterdam #Lenape #IndigenousHistory #DutchHistory
For its 15th anniversary edition, the @photoville Festival brings over 85 free exhibitions of local and international photography to @brooklynbridgepark and every borough of New York. The festival includes three exhibitions from The Netherlands.
At the Photoville Festival, Dutch perspectives feature across multiple exhibitions. From a Rijksmuseum collaboration presenting a student photo series on gender expression, to Remsen Wolff’s portraits of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals and Angeniet Berkers’s exploration of the legacy of Nazi-era population policies.
For more info, see @dutchcultureusa
Are you interested in the power of the Brooklyn brand?
We are organizing an inspiring event around the Breukelen-Brooklyn connection, focusing on the attractive aspects of the Brooklyn brand. Do you want to learn more about this historic relationship and the unique practical use nowadays? Register with the QR code.
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Kom naar de inspirerende en doelgerichte avond voor ondernemers, bestuurders en andere geïnteresseerden op een bijzondere locatie: het Koetshuis
van Nyenrode Business University in Breukelen.
Tijdens deze bijeenkomst staat de unieke positie van
Breukelen als ‘The Original Brooklyn’ centraal.
Donderdag 28 mei 2026
Koetshuis Nyenrode, Breukelen
Inloop 18:30 uur | Start 19:00 uur
Deelname: €15 p.p. (te voldoen bij aanmelding via de QR)
Meer info via [email protected]
