8 a.m., the Association of Real Estate Women presents a breakfast seminar, “Finding Yourself in a Tough Climate,” with leading real estate author (The Skinny on the Housing Crisis) and investor Jim Randel as guest speaker. Members, $15; non-members, $20. Offices of Herman Miller, 1177 Avenue of the Americas. Register online. Noon, the Brooklyn Historical Society presents a Real ...

After receiving community pressure last year after it wanted to raze some Brooklyn houses that may or may not have been part of the Underground Railroad, the city has announced the outline of a $2 million commemoration of abolitionist efforts in Brooklyn. The result, a year after the city announced the $2 million commitment, will be a project called "In ...