Mill Basin
District of Brooklyn
New York - United States

Floyd Bennett Field

Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport, later a naval air station, and is now a park. While no longer used as an operational commercial, military or general aviation airfield, it is still used as a helicopter base by the New York Police Department (NYPD).

Located at 40.591, -73.891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Airports in New York, Airports established in 1931, Airports on Long Island, Aviation in New York City, Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Defunct airports in New York, National Register of Historic Places in New York City, United States Coast Guard Aviation, United States Naval Air Stations, Closed facilities of the United States Navy, Museums in Brooklyn, Aerospace museums in New York, Parks in Brooklyn, Gateway National Recreation Area

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

Canarsie, Brooklyn

Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18. Canarsie, which includes the entire 11236 ZIP code, is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108th Street, and the BMT Canarsie Line to Linden Boulevard; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Remsen Avenue to Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay.

Located at 40.6437, -73.9007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Populated places in New York with African American majority populations, Canarsie, Brooklyn

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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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

Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway (BMT Canarsie Line)

Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway is the southern terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations in the system. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times. This grade level station, opened on December 28, 1906, has two tracks and a single island platform. The two tracks end at offset bumper blocks at the south end of the station.

Located at 40.6454, -73.9026 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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BMT Canarsie Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1906, New York City Subway transfer stations

Aviator Sports and Recreation

Aviator Sports and Events Center http://www. aviatorsports. com is a concession for the National Park Servicehttp://www. nps. gov/ operating in New York City's historic first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field, which opened its hangars in 1931 and was decommissioned in 1972. Floyd Bennett Field (FBF) in Southeast Brooklyn is now part of the 4th most visited unit of the National Park System: Gateway National Recreation Area.

Located at 40.5892, -73.8986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1931 establishments, 1972 disestablishments, Sports venues in Brooklyn, Indoor arenas in the United States

Dead Horse Bay

Dead Horse Bay is a small water body off Barren Island between the Gerritsen Inlet and Rockaway Inlet in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. During the seventeenth century, Dutch settlers built tide mills to grind wheat into flour. A remaining millstone can still be found along the Millstone trail.

Located at 40.5835, -73.9041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Geography of Brooklyn, Bays of New York

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

Rockaway Parkway

Rockaway Parkway is a major commercial street in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Canarsie High School, as well as a firehouse and several homes and businesses are on Rockaway Parkway. The Rockaway Parkway station is the southern terminus of the BMT Canarsie Line. The B42 bus runs primarily along Rockaway Parkway, and riders can board free at the Rockaway Parkway subway station.

Located at 40.6311, -73.8867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Streets in 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

South Shore High School (Brooklyn)

South Shore High School is one of the two defunct New York City public high schools in the neighborhood of Canarsie in Brooklyn. Opened in 1970, it had the capacity to educate 4000 students in grades nine through twelve. At the peak of enrollment, during the 1975–76 school year, the high school had a student population of 6,800, making South Shore the second largest high school in the United States, at that time. To accommodate the large capacity of students 13 class periods were provided.

Located at 40.6332, -73.9174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct high schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1970, Schools in Brooklyn, Canarsie, Brooklyn

Nazareth Regional High School (Brooklyn)

Nazareth Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Nazareth is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, co-educational private Catholic high school that offers a 4-year academic, college preparatory and religious education curriculum. It is governed by a policy-making lay board of trustees and is affiliated with the American Central Province of the Xaverian Brothers.

Located at 40.6439, -73.9225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York, Educational institutions established in 1962, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Schools in Brooklyn, Anthony J. DePace buildings

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

Plumb Beach, Brooklyn

Plum Beach (sometimes spelled "Plumb") is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway. Originally an island, Hog Creek was filled in during the late 1930's.

Located at 40.5837, -73.921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Beaches of Kings County, New York, Geography of Brooklyn, Visitor attractions in Brooklyn, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Canarsie High School

Canarsie High School is a public high school in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie in New York City.

Located at 40.6406, -73.8981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Defunct high schools in New York City, Educational institutions with year of establishment missing, Schools in Brooklyn, Canarsie, 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

High School for Medical Professions

The High School for Medical Professions is a public high school located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie in New York City. It teaches grades 9 through 12, and enrolls students throughout the New York City school system. This high school opened in the buildings of the former Canarsie High School, which was closed due to poor performance and will graduate its last class in 2011.

Located at 40.6405, -73.8986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Public high schools in New York City, Medical education in the United States, Educational institutions established in 2008, Schools in Brooklyn

Flatlands Avenue

Flatlands Avenue is a major street in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It runs approximately five miles (8 km) east / west, from Avenue N and East 35th Street in Flatlands, Brooklyn in the west to Forbell Street, east of Fountain Avenue in East New York. The avenue runs a diagonal path and intersects with several other major streets in Brooklyn, including Flatbush Avenue, Utica Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Rockaway Parkway, and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Located at 40.6418, -73.9034 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Brooklyn

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