Marine Park
District of Brooklyn
New York - United States

Flatlands, Brooklyn

Flatlands is a neighborhood in the south east part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.

Located at 40.6211, -73.9353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Underground Railroad locations, Former municipalities in New York

Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College is the southern terminal station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection, locally called "The Junction", of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, and is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays. It is the closest subway station to Brooklyn College and Midwood High School. The 1996 cast bronze relief artwork here is called Flatbush Floogies by Muriel Castanis.

Located at 40.6324, -73.9475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Nostrand Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1920

Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn

Gerritsen Beach is a small town/community in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.

Located at 40.5914, -73.9267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Mill Basin, Brooklyn

Mill Basin is a neighborhood in New York City in the southern portion of the borough of Brooklyn lying along Jamaica Bay and bounded to the north by Avenue U, and to the east, south, and west by the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.

Located at 40.61, -73.9111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Marine Park (Brooklyn)

Marine Park is a public park located in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Its 798 acres surround the westernmost inlet of Jamaica Bay. Most of the land for Marine Park was donated to New York City to be turned into public park land by the Whitney family in 1920 and by Frederic B. Pratt and Alfred T. White, who jointly donated 150 acres in 1917. The land donated consists of the area between the current day Fillmore Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue and East 38th Street.

Located at 40.598, -73.9208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Parks in Brooklyn, Nature centers in New York, Education in Brooklyn, Marine Park, Brooklyn

Yeshiva Derech HaTorah

Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is an Orthodox Jewish elementary school and high school for boys in Brooklyn, New York. Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The school is dedicated to the teachings of Orthodox Judaism, and has a fully approved New York State general studies curriculum as well. It enrolls students from nursery through 12th grade.

Located at 40.6159, -73.9448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools, Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1980, Jewish day schools in New York, Schools in Brooklyn, Private high schools in New York City, Private elementary schools in New York City, Private middle schools in New York City

Kings Highway (Brooklyn)

Kings Highway is a broad avenue that passes mostly through areas in the southern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The west end is at Bay Parkway and 78th Street. East of Ocean Avenue the street becomes mostly residential, tending generally east, then northeast, then north through Brooklyn and reaching East 98th Street in central Brooklyn.

Located at 40.6192, -73.9419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Brooklyn

Georgetown, Brooklyn

Georgetown is a small neighborhood located in southeastern Brooklyn. It is considered a subset of Bergen Beach. Georgetown is bounded by Ralph Avenue to the west, Veterans Avenue to the south, either Avenue T or Avenue U to the southeast, and Paerdegat Basin to the northeast.

Located at 40.625, -73.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Avenue U (BMT Brighton Line)

Avenue U is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Avenue U between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. It is served by the Q train at all times. This station, opened in 1908 and completely rebuilt in 2008-2010, is situated on an embankment and has four tracks and two side platforms. The center tracks are used by the B express train when it operates on weekdays.

Located at 40.5989, -73.9558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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BMT Brighton Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1908

Kings Highway (BMT Brighton Line)

Kings Highway is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the Q train at all times and by the B on weekdays, it is located at Kings Highway between East 15th and East 16th Streets on the border of Midwood and Sheepshead Bay neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This station has four tracks and two island platforms. It has three fare control areas at street level—two to Kings Highway/East 16th Street and one to Quentin Road/East 16th Street.

Located at 40.6092, -73.9588 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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BMT Brighton Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1878, Railway stations opened in 1908, Railway stations with vitreous enamel panels

Homecrest, Brooklyn

Homecrest is a neighborhood situated in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It borders Kings Highway to the north, Avenue X to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the west, and Ocean Avenue to the east. Homecrest uses the ZIP Code, 11229. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15. Homecrest is served by the NYPD's 61st Precinct.

Located at 40.6, -73.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

P.S. 193

P.S. 193 is an elementary school in Kings County, Brooklyn, New York City. Its students range from Pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade, and the school provides for the educational needs of approximately 900 children. It is also known as the 'Gil Hodges School, after the famous baseball player. The school itself is on Bedford Avenue and Avenue L, a section of the former in proximity to the school having been duly renamed Gil Hodges Way in April 2001.

Located at 40.6218, -73.9503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in New York City, Schools in Brooklyn

Avalon Theater (Brooklyn)

The Avalon Theater was a now defunct theater that opened in Brooklyn, New York on January 25, 1928 and was located on Kings Highway at the northwest corner of East 18th Street in the United States of America. Originally built by a local Brooklyn company as the Piccadilly, it was sold prior to opening to Loews Theaters, which changed the name to Avalon. Designed by Samuel Cohen, the auditoriums seated 2,119 and featured a Robert Morton theatre pipe organ.

Located at 40.61, -73.9557 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Culture of New York City, Cinemas and movie theaters in New York City, Former cinemas of the United States, Buildings and structures completed in 1928

James Madison High School (New York)

James Madison High School is a public high school located at 3787 Bedford Avenue, in the Madison section of Brooklyn, New York, and educates grades 9 through 12. It is part of Region 6 in the New York City Department of Education. The current principal is Joseph Gogliormella. Established in 1925, James Madison has graduated four Nobel Prize winners, famous musicians, authors, sports players, and a United States Supreme Court Justice. Following the 2008 election there are two sitting U.S.

Located at 40.61, -73.9477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1925, Schools in Brooklyn, Public high schools in New York City

Kings Plaza

Kings Plaza is a shopping center that opened in 1970, within the Marine Park/Mill Basin section of Brooklyn, east of Flatbush Avenue. The mall was originally owned by a joint venture between RH Macy's and Alexander's and is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company. Kings Plaza originally hosted the now-defunct Alexander's, as well as Macy's department store chains.

Located at 40.61, -73.92 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Shopping malls established in 1970, Shopping malls in New York City, Visitor attractions in Brooklyn, Marine Park, Brooklyn

George Gershwin Theatre (Brooklyn)

The George Gershwin Theatre is a 500-seat proscenium theatre, one of four situated in the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts complex located on the campus of Brooklyn College at 2900 Campus Road in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Named after the prolific Brooklyn-born composer, it opened its doors in 1953.

Located at 40.6318, -73.9489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatres in Brooklyn, Midwood, Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay High School

Sheepshead Bay High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

Located at 40.5941, -73.9369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Public high schools in New York City, Schools in Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

St. Edmund Preparatory High School (Brooklyn)

St. Edmund Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Located at 40.6011, -73.9519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1932, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Schools in Brooklyn

New York City DOE District 22

New York City DOE District 22 was a district in New York City encompassing New York City Public Schools in Brooklyn. However, districts were abolished in 2002 when the school system was reorganized.

Located at 40.615, -73.941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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New York City Department of Education, Education in Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay Houses

The Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses housing projects are located in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York, bounded by Nostrand Avenue, Bragg St. , Avenue V and Avenue X. Avenue W and Batchelder Street run through the development to divide it into a four block complex. All of its 34 buildings are six stories high. Some have lobbies, others do not.

Located at 40.5962, -73.9382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Public housing in New York City, Residential buildings in Brooklyn

Ocean Avenue (Brooklyn)

Ocean Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York that runs generally north-south and occupies the position of East 20th Street in the Brooklyn street grid, with East 19th Street to its west and East 21st Street to its east for most of its path. It runs east of and parallel to Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue for most of its route.

Located at 40.6187, -73.9551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Brooklyn

Farragut, Brooklyn

Farragut is a neighborhood in the east central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 17. Farragut is roughly bounded by Cortelyou Road and Holy Cross Cemetery to the north, Kings Highway to the east, Brooklyn Avenue on the west and the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch to the south. The area was largely populated by Jews and Italians before 1950.

Located at 40.6369, -73.9357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in New York with African American majority populations, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Madison, Brooklyn

Madison Park is a purely residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Named after its own James Madison High School, it is nestled just east of Homecrest and south of Midwood. Its borders are Kings Highway to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ocean Avenue to the west, and Nostrand Avenue to the east. Madison uses the ZIP code 11229. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.

Located at 40.611, -73.9475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Hebrew Language Academy Charter School

Hebrew Language Academy Charter School is a public Charter school in Brooklyn, New York chartered to teach the Hebrew language "and aspects of Jewish culture" but like all public schools will not provide religious instruction and will neither encourage nor prohibit religious devotion.

Located at 40.6185, -73.9419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Charter schools in New York, Schools in Brooklyn, Public elementary schools in New York

Jans Martense Schenck house

Jan Martense Schenck, (1631 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands - Aug, 27 1687) arrived in New Netherlands on June 28, 1650, on the ship De Valckener (the Falconer) with his sister Annetje and brother Roelof. He bought a parcel of land on Molen Eylandt (Mill Island) in the Dutch town of Nieuw Amersfoort in what is now the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn, New York.

Located at 40.6156, -73.9121 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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History of Brooklyn, Houses in Brooklyn