This event is in the past.It took place on August 29, 2025 at Queens Historical Society.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkEver wonder who those street signs honor? Author Rebecca Bratspies unpacks NYC's past through the rogues, heroes, and politicos immortalized in place names—from Revolutionary War figures to Tammany Hall bosses.
NYC history deep dive
Author talk
Queens culture
Historic venue
Tips
🏆won 2023 Association of Public Historians Award
🌳venue's weeping beech tree seeded America's willows
🏛️arrive early to explore the 1785 homestead
Naming Gotham with Author Rebecca Bratspies
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkEver wonder who those street signs honor? Author Rebecca Bratspies unpacks NYC's past through the rogues, heroes, and politicos immortalized in place names—from Revolutionary War figures to Tammany Hall bosses.
NYC history deep dive
Author talk
Queens culture
Historic venue
Tips
🏆won 2023 Association of Public Historians Award
🌳venue's weeping beech tree seeded America's willows
🏛️arrive early to explore the 1785 homestead
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