After a meteoric rise, use of the term died out. Thank goodness. That happened years ago.
If ever you go, include a trip to the NY Aquarium. It's old and adorably small.
The Egyptian collection at The Brooklyn Museum is epoch.
Check the Brooklyn Cyclones' schedule if MiLB is of interest.
Walk along Orange, Cranberry and Pineapple Streets in Brooklyn Heights....the setting of "Arsenic and Old Lace".