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Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west. It was an independent city until 1855, when it was annexed by Brooklyn; at that time, the spelling was changed from ...
The boundaries of East Williamsburg as noted on a map. East Williamsburg is a name for the area in the northwestern portion of Brooklyn, New York City, United States.East Williamsburg consists roughly of what was the 3rd District of the Village of Williamsburgh and what is now called the East Williamsburg In-Place Industrial Park (EWIPIP), bounded by the neighborhoods of Northside and ...
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Originally known as the East River Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge was completed in 1903 and, at 7,308 feet (2,227 m) long, was the longest suspension bridge span in ...
New York City's crossings date back to 1693, when its first bridge, known as the King's Bridge, was constructed over Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, located in the present-day Kingsbridge neighborhood. The bridge, composed of stone abutments and a timber deck, was demolished in 1917.
The neighborhood boundaries on this map are only approximate. This is a list of neighborhoods in Brooklyn , one of the five boroughs of New York City , United States. By geographical region
City of New York: Maintained by: NYCDOT: Length: 4.8 mi (7.7 km) [1] Location: Brooklyn, Queens: Postal code: 11201, 11205, 11211, 11206, 11237, 11385, 11378: Nearest metro station: Flushing Avenue Flushing Avenue Jefferson Street: West end: Nassau Street / Navy Street in Fort Greene: Major junctions: I-278 in Clinton Hill: East end: Grand ...
Grand Street and Grand Avenue are the respective names of a street which runs through the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States.Originating in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Grand Street runs roughly northeast until crossing Newtown Creek into Queens, whereupon Grand Street becomes Grand Avenue, continuing through Maspeth where it is a main shopping street, until reaching its ...
Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn. Manhattan Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare in the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City.It is the major shopping street in Greenpoint while it is mostly residential in Williamsburg.