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Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, US It is bounded by Sunset Park on the north, Seventh Avenue and Dyker Heights on the east, The Narrows Strait, which partially houses the Belt Parkway, on the west and the Verrazano bridge on the south. While Fort Hamilton is often considered a separate neighborhood, it is part of Bay Ridge.

Located at 40.627, -74.031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn

Fort Hamilton is a neighborhood in the far southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located south of, and often considered part of, Bay Ridge. The area stretches from around 90th Street as its northern border to 101st Street at the south. It is bounded by New York Bay on the west, and 7th Avenue on the east. The neighborhood is named for the United States Army installation of the same name. Fort Hamilton is patrolled by the NYPD's 68th precinct.

Located at 40.6091, -74.0315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

86th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

86th Street is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at 86th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is served by the R train at all times. This underground station, opened on April 14, 1916, has two tracks and a single island platform. The platform and mezzanines above have dark green columns, some of which have the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Located at 40.6227, -74.0284 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1916

Fort Lafayette

Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in the Narrows of New York Harbor, built offshore from Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now Bay Ridge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The fort was built upon a natural island known as Hendrick's Reef.

Located at 40.6083, -74.0386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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New York in the American Civil War, American Civil War forts, History of Brooklyn, Forts in New York City

Fort Hamilton High School

Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, USA, under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. Students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS. It has stood overlooking the Narrows and Lower New York Bay since 1941. Fort Hamilton can be reached by public transportation.

Located at 40.6272, -74.0394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public high schools in New York City, Schools in Brooklyn

Poly Prep Country Day School

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Located at 40.612, -74.025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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77th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

77th Street is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the R train at all times and is located at 77th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. This underground station, opened on April 14, 1916, has two side platforms and two tracks. Both platforms have cinderblock tiles on white and orange, which replaced the station's original mosaic trim line and name tablets during a renovation in the late 1970s.

Located at 40.6285, -74.0259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1916

Bay Ridge – 95th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Bay Ridge – 95th Street (originally 95th Street – Fort Hamilton) is the southern terminal station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Despite the name, the station is actually located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Fort Hamilton (as its original name implies) at the intersection of 95th Street and Fourth Avenue. It is served by the R train at all times.

Located at 40.6157, -74.0314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1925

Papaya King

Papaya King is a chain of fast food take-out restaurants based in New York City. The original Papaya King was opened in 1932 on the corner of 86th St. and Third Ave. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Although the restaurant originally only served drinks made from fresh tropical fruits, it soon expanded to serving hot dogs due to the influence of its neighborhood, which at the time was populated predominantly by German-American immigrants.

Located at 40.6235, -74.0309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Restaurants in Manhattan, Hot dog restaurants, Restaurants established in 1932

Fontbonne Hall Academy

Fontbonne Hall Academy is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn. It was established in 1937 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Located at 40.6139, -74.0364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York, Educational institutions established in 1937, Girls' schools in New York, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Schools in Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Harbor Defense Museum

The Harbor Defense Museum, sometimes called, The Caponier, located within the grounds of Fort Hamilton in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn is a 19th century fort, New York City's only military museum and one of only seventy military museums in the United States that is funded and operated by the Defense Department.

Located at 40.6083, -74.0321 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Brooklyn, Military and war museums in New York, United States Army museums, Museums established in 1980, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

John J. Carty Park

John J. Carty Park is located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is also known as Rubber Park. This park honors John J. Carty (1909–1970), a native of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who lived his life only five blocks away and dedicated himself to New York City government for 32 years. Rubber Park was opened in 1964 and was one of the first parks in New York City to have rubber matting under the children's’ equipment thus the name of Rubber Park.

Located at 40.6122, -74.0308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn