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The span was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge but was officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915. Proposals for a bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn were first made in the early 19th century, which eventually led to the construction of the current span, designed by John A. Roebling .
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which coincides with Kings County, New York. The locations of National Register properties ...
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The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has two branches in Brownsville. The Brownsville branch is located on 61 Glenmore Avenue, near Watkins Street. It opened in 1905 and used a second-floor space of another building. The current 10,550-square-foot (980 m 2) branch opened in 1908. [134] The Stone Avenue branch is located at 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard.
A long-closed plot of land under the Brooklyn Bridge has reopened to the public after 15 years — restoring another slice of greenspace for one of the city’s most crowded neighborhoods.
Surgeon's House, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Flushing Avenue opposite Ryerson Avenue November 9, 1976 [247] Thomson Meter Company Building (New York Eskimo Pie Corporation Building) (100-110 Bridge Street) 40°42′4″N 73°59′6″W / 40.70111°N 73.98500°W / 40.70111; -73
Brownsville, Brooklyn; 0–9. 1891 Brooklyn Grooms season; 1892 Brooklyn Grooms season; 1893 Brooklyn Grooms season; 1894 Brooklyn Grooms season; 1895 Brooklyn Grooms ...
Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.It is bounded by Sunset Park to the north, Dyker Heights to the east, the Narrows and the Belt Parkway to the west, and Fort Hamilton Army Base and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the south.