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Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under British rule in 1683 in the then Province of New York.
The hospital's founder's [10] son, Donald G. C. Sinclair (c. 1905–1976), was the president and subsequently chairman of the board. [11] [12]By 1987, Brooklyn Caledonian's Caledonian Campus had a new wing, effectively doubling that location's size. [8]
The first one was actually St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, Queens, and, like St. George Church, there were many others to follow. Somewhat farther east, in Long Island , St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church was founded by the late 70's to serve the congregation in that region.
The bridge connected First Street in Williamsburg (present-day Kent Avenue) with Franklin Street in Greenpoint. [4] By the mid-19th century, the area had become largely industrial, and buildings were erected around Bushwick Inlet's mouth. Charles Pratt founded the Astral Oil Works factory at the mouth of Bushwick Inlet in 1857.
South 4th Street Kent Avenue Union Avenue 0.92 mile 1-2 Varies Cut-off by the Williamsburg Bridge. South 5th Street Dead-end Union Avenue 1.02 miles 1 East Cut-off by the Williamsburg Bridge. South 6th Street Dead-end Broadway/Bedford Avenue: 0.27 mile 1 West South 8th Street Kent Avenue Broadway 0.45 mile 1 Varies South 9th Street Kent Avenue
MDC Brooklyn occupies land that was originally part of Bush Terminal (now Industry City), a historic intermodal shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing complex. [3] The Federal Bureau of Prisons initially proposed converting two buildings at Industry City into a federal jail in 1988, due to overcrowding at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York. [4]
They incorporated as Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn on November 9, 1901, and by 1903, had purchased an older hospital campus, the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children, to renovate and reopen. It was located on the block of Classon Avenue, between Prospect Place and St. Marks Avenue.
Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters (St. Francis College) (180 Remsen Street) May 10, 2011: Carroll Street Bridge: September 29, 1987: Childs Restaurant Building (Coney Island USA, 3014 West 12th Street, Coney Island) January 11, 2011