Gerritsen Beach
District of Gerritsen
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 2 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

Rockaway Inlet

Rockaway Inlet is a strait connecting Jamaica Bay, wholly within New York City, with the Atlantic Ocean. It separates the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens from the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Rockaway Inlet is bounded by Brooklyn to the north and Rockaway Peninsula to the south. It is the entrance to Jamaica Bay, and most of the inlet is within the boundary of Gateway National Recreation Area. Its entrance is marked by a light on a jetty extending southward from Rockaway Point.

Located at 40.5732, -73.9136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Straits of New York, Geography of Long Island, Geography of Brooklyn, Geography of Queens County, New York, Bodies of water around Rockaway, Queens

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 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City, from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east (the neighborhood of Manhattan Beach) and west (the neighborhoods of Coney Island and Sea Gate). The mouth of the bay is about a mile (1.6 km) southwest of Marine Park, Brooklyn.

Located at 40.582, -73.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn

Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and Ashkenazi Jewish neighborhood, it is also home to a sizable community of Sephardi Jews and a large Russian Jewish immigrant presence.

Located at 40.578, -73.9442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Coney Island

Kingsborough Community College

Kingsborough Community College (KBCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at Manhattan Beach, which is at the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre (283,000 m²) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. In its early years, it also had an annex, known as the "Mid-Brooklyn campus".

Located at 40.5781, -73.9331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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City University of New York, Educational institutions established in 1963, Two-year colleges in the United States, Coney Island, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Universities and colleges in Brooklyn, Community colleges in New York

Breezy Point, Queens

Breezy Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the western end of the Rockaway peninsula, between Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay on the landward side, and the Atlantic Ocean. The neighborhood is governed by Queens Community Board 14. The community is run by the Breezy Point Cooperative, in which all residents pay the maintenance, security, and community-oriented costs involved with keeping the community private.

Located at 40.5565, -73.9262 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Queens, Irish-American neighborhoods, Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Queens, Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens

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 1 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 0 miles away.
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Parks in Brooklyn, Nature centers in New York, Education in Brooklyn, Marine Park, Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay (BMT Brighton Line)

Sheepshead Bay is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the Q train at all times and by the B train on weekdays. The station has four tracks and two island platforms. It was renovated by New York City Transit’s in-house MOW forces in 1997-98.

Located at 40.5872, -73.9533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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BMT Brighton Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1908, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

Neck Road (BMT Brighton Line)

Neck Road is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the Q train at all times, it is located at Gravesend Neck Road between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Homecrest, Brooklyn. This station opened in 1908, has two side platforms and four tracks. The center tracks are used by the B express train when it operates on weekdays. Like the rest of the Brighton Line between Avenue H and Sheepshead Bay, it is situated on an embankment.

Located at 40.5951, -73.9553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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BMT Brighton Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1907

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 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

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 1 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 1 miles away.
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Geography of Brooklyn, Bays of New York

WKRB

WKRB (90.3 MHz) is an FM station based in New York City, New York. It is a music based station based at and controlled by Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. It also is the official station of the Brooklyn Cyclones, and is a broadcast partner of the New York Islanders hockey club. In 2006, WKRB changed its frequency from 90.9 MHz to 90.3 MHz, but kept its call letters.

Located at 40.5767, -73.9344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in New York City, New York Islanders broadcasters, College radio stations in New York, Radio stations established in 1978

Lundy's Restaurant

Lundy's Restaurant, also known as Lundy Brothers Restaurant, was an historic American seafood restaurant in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. A local institution, it operated from 1934 or 1935 (accounts vary) to 1977 or 1979 (accounts vary), and then again from 1997 to early 2007.

Located at 40.5838, -73.9492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct restaurants of New York City, Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Seafood restaurants in the United States, Restaurants established in 1934, Restaurants established in 1935, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

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 1 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

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, formerly Kingsborough High School for the Sciences at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY from 1993 to 1999 is a four year high school (grades 9 -12), located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York. Leon M. Goldstein High School is a public school under the administration of the New York City Department of Education. LMGHS was opened in September 1993 by Mayor David Dinkins and Leon M.

Located at 40.5806, -73.935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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 1 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 1 miles away.
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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 1 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 1 miles away.
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Beaches of Kings County, New York, Geography of Brooklyn, Visitor attractions in Brooklyn, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay Maritime Service Training Station

The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Sheepshead Bay was opened on September 1, 1942. It closed on February 28, 1954. The station was the largest maritime training station during World War II and was equipped to train 30,000 merchant seamen each year. The site is now occupied by Kingsborough Community College, and has been since the mid 1960s.

Located at 40.5781, -73.9331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Merchant marine, Maritime colleges in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1942, Educational institutions disestablished in 1954, Coney Island, Defunct universities and colleges 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 2 miles away.
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History of Brooklyn, Houses in Brooklyn