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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 .
On January 20, 1966, when the New York state government purchased the Long Island Rail Road, the Bay Ridge Branch and the Evergreen Branch (excluding the G&ER portion) remained part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Subsequently, they became part of Penn Central and Conrail. The Evergreen Branch still served a few customers until the 1970s.
East New York is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the East New York and Ocean Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York City, where that branch passes through the Jamaica Pass. It is generally served by the West Hempstead Branch and the City Terminal Zone Atlantic Branches of the LIRR.
The number of passengers entering the Brooklyn Bridge/Chambers Street station declined to about 7.2 million in 1963 and remained almost unchanged in 1973. [166] By 2011, the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station was the 29th-busiest in the system; at the time, an average of 36,350 riders entered the station every weekday. [167]
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 ...
The branch moved to the current 7,425-square-foot (689.8 m 2) building in 1959, and the structure was restored in 1995. [45] Midwood Library 975 East 16th Street The branch was founded in 1912 and relocated several times before moving to its current location. The branch was rebuilt in the 1950s and again in 1998, and a public plaza was built in ...
Downtown Brooklyn. Bridge Plaza/RAMBO; DUMBO. Fulton Ferry; Fort Greene; Prospect Heights. Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards; Vinegar Hill; 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 ...
Two Bridges is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, nestled at the southern end of the Lower East Side and Chinatown on the East River waterfront, near the footings of Brooklyn Bridge and of Manhattan Bridge. The neighborhood has been considered to be a part of the Lower East Side for much of its history.