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In 1636, Gowanus Bay – named after Gauwane (Gouwane, lit. "the sleeper"), a Canarsee Indian [3] [4] – was the site of the first settlement by Dutch farmers in what is now Brooklyn. [5] The ponds of Gowanus meadowlands served to drive early settlers' tide-powered gristmills which were situated along the Gowanus Creek.
South Brooklyn – takes its name from the geographical position of the original town of Brooklyn, which today includes the neighborhoods listed above under the heading "northwestern Brooklyn." It is not located in the southern part of the modern borough. Boerum Hill; Carroll Gardens. Columbia Street Waterfront District; Cobble Hill; Gowanus ...
Washington Park (Brooklyn) WNYC Transmitter Park; Z. Zion Triangle This page was last edited on 12 April 2024, at 22:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
brooklyn park, minn. — It's known as one of the toughest businesses to crack into, but a Brooklyn Park teen is making her way in Hollywood. Ava Justin didn't just watch the movie — she ...
Brooklyn Public Library, Park Slope Branch: October 13, 1998: Brooklyn Public Library, Williamsburgh Branch (240 Division Avenue) June 15, 1999: Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) Central Power Station Engine House (153 2nd Street) October 29, 2019
Gorky Park is a 1983 American mystery thriller film based on the 1981 novel by Martin Cruz Smith.The film was directed by Michael Apted.. The film stars William Hurt as Arkady Renko, Lee Marvin as Jack Osborne, Joanna Pacuła as Irina Asanova, Rikki Fulton as Major Pribluda, Brian Dennehy as William Kirwill, Ian McDiarmid as Professor Andreev, Michael Elphick as Pasha and Ian Bannen as ...
PHOTO: Recently arrived migrants board a bus back to their temporary tent shelters at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn, on January 04, 2024 in New York City.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park (formerly and also known as East River State Park) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) state park [2] in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan .