"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is the heartwarming coming-of-age story of the young and idealistic Francie Nolan as she grows up in the slums of Williamsburg during the early 20th century. An avid ...

A year earlier, she was an unknown writer, negotiating with her publisher about manuscript edits and the date of publication for her first book, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” a semi-autobiographical ...

Francie Nolan: Mama says not to be too late, Papa. Johnny Nolan aka The Brooklyn Thrush: Look, God invented time and when He invents something, there's always plenty of it. Johnny Nolan aka The ...

Francie Nolan: Mama says not to be too late, Papa. Johnny Nolan aka The Brooklyn Thrush: Look ... Francie Nolan: Papa, the people in the hall when we brought up the tree, the look on their faces, all ...

Betty Smith Last but not least is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. An American classic published in 1943, the coming-of-age novel follows the life of Mary Frances “Francie” Nolan. The reader ...

As the summer goes by, the pair grows closer and feelings blur ... This American classic follows a young girl at the turn of the century in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Francie Nolan and her impoverished ...

NEW YORK CITY -- A family in Brooklyn, New York, is sharing their story after their brush with death when a tree suddenly came crashing down behind them. Just seconds before the tree came down ...

In New York City, Brooklyn has been on the rise since the global financial crisis reshaped the Big Apple in 2008. The real estate market has reached a new level since the Covid pandemic.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi honored the late Francie Pepper in a speech on the House floor Wednesday afternoon, crediting the Cincinnati activist and philanthropist as her own political inspiration.

He did something with a 120-year-old mango tree, which is nothing less than magic. Khan used his gardening techniques, and 300 types of mangoes started growing on the tree. Interestingly ...

Two organizations that want to make improvements to Fort Greene Park have been arguing for decades. As CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports, the fight has made its way to court. Trump ...