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The Brooklyn Bureau of Buildings received the plans for the Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse in January 1914 [11] [14] and approved them that April. [11] Concrete construction started in March 1914, [ 11 ] [ 15 ] and peaked that June with 672 men employed in the construction process. [ 11 ]
Marcus Garvey Village, also known as Marcus Garvey Apartments, is a 625-unit affordable housing development located in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.The complex was developed by the New York State Urban Development Corporation and designed by British architect Kenneth Frampton (then at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies) in 1973 and completed in 1976. [1]
Clinton Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles. Buildings include freestanding mansions, row houses, and apartment buildings. The district ...
Breukelen Houses (/ ˈ b r ʊ k l aɪ n / BRUUK-lyne), also known as Breukelen and referred to locals as “Brookline”, or “The Line”, is a large housing complex maintained in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
Brevoort Houses, or Brevoort Projects, are a housing project located in the Bedford-Stuyvestant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The complex is made up of 13 seven-story buildings with 896 apartments. The complex sits on 17.26-acres and construction was completed on August 31, 1955. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority. [3]
Kingsborough Houses-Kingsborough Extension, also known as Kingsborough Houses, is a 15.97-acre housing project in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is bordered by Ralph and Rochester Avenues, and Pacific and Bergen Streets. The project consists of 16, six-story buildings with 1,148 apartment units.
Dennis L. Meehan (June 5, 1889 – March 31, 1920) was the leader of the White Hand Gang in the 1910s. Dinny Meehan was described by the police as "the most desperate gang leader in Brooklyn ." Biography
The Atlantic Basin Iron Works was a ship repair and conversion facility that operated in Brooklyn, New York, from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. It converted numerous ships to military use in World War II. Founded before 1910, [1] the yard had its headquarters at 18–20 Summit Street. [2]