Brooklyn Streets, Squares and Neighbourhoods

Bay Ridge had been developed in the year 1879 as one of the resort towns to serve wealthy Manhattanites. Harborside location of Bay Ridge, thereafter, became a well-known destination. It was then that public transportation started serving...

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Bedford Stuyvesant can be described as a neighborhood located in New York’s central part, in Brooklyn. It had been formed in the year 1930. Since ages, it has been serving as cultural center with respect to African-American population...

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Boerum Hill is a small neighborhood in the North West portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It occupies 36 blocks bounded by State Street to the north side, 4th Avenue to the east, Court Street to its west and...

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Carroll Gardens is the name given to ‘signature setback gardens’ located in Brooklyn; which had been planned with futuristic vision by Richard Butts, a surveyor, in the year 1846. At that time, one of the laws established these...

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Cobble Hill is home to many quiet streets which are lined with quaint brownstones and Court Street’s happening bars and restaurants. This neighborhood stretches from Atlantic Avenue to Douglass Street and from Columbia...

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Downtown Brooklyn can be described as the 3rd biggest CBD, i.e. central business district located in ‘New York City’, US. This neighborhood is specially known for residential and official buildings on its part; like MetroTech...

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Dumbo is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. This is a neighborhood situated in the New York City. It has two sections, one Manhattan and another Brooklyn bridges. This neighborhood is a part of...

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Flatbush can be described as a community pertaining to Brooklyn, New York City. It consists of numerous neighborhoods. The name can be explained as an ‘Anglicization’ of Dutch language ‘Vlacke bos’, meaning...

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Fort Greene can be described as a neighborhood located in Brooklyn, New York City. It has been listed on New York State registry; as well as on National register of Historic Places. The name ‘Fort Greene’ has been given after...

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Park Slope is a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn in New York City.  Park Slope is also bounded by Prospect Park West, Fourth Avenue, Flatbush and 15th Street. It is named from its location on the west slope...

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Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn in USA. This neighborhood is a part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. Prior to its annexation into the 12th Ward of Brooklyn, Red Hook was a...

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Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City. This city is home to a thriving art community and is largely associated with one of its main thoroughfares. Williamsburg is viewed as both a haven for established immigrant...

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