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  2. Floyd Bennett Field - Wikipedia

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    Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport, built largely in response to the growth of commercial aviation after World War I. [11] [12] During the 1920s, air travel in Europe was more popular than in the United States because, although Europe had a surplus of airplanes, the United States already had a national railroad system, which reduced the need for commercial aircraft.

  3. NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter to close in January ...

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    The Floyd Bennett Field location is one of 25 city-run emergency shelters across the city and upstate New York that have either already been closed or will be shut down in the coming months, ...

  4. NYC decision to move migrants from tent shelter to a school ...

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    The shelter at Floyd Bennett Field is one of more than 200 sites New York City has established to house the surge of migrants arriving in the city since 2022 — largely as part of a busing ...

  5. Barren Island, Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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    The decommissioned Floyd Bennett Field, located on the former Barren Island site. The pilot Paul Rizzo opened the privately-operated Barren Island Airport in 1927. [70] [80] The next year, the city's aeronautic engineer Clarence Chamberlin chose Barren Island as the site for the city's new municipal airport, which would become Floyd Bennett Field.

  6. List of defunct airports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. ... (Ben Floyd Field) ... Floyd Bennett Field ...

  7. Migrant tent city in Brooklyn will stay another year as feds ...

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    The feds have agreed to let the city continue running a controversial migrant encampment at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field for another year – against the wishes of many critics who say its ...

  8. List of former United States Army installations - Wikipedia

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    Floyd Bennett Field; Fort Jay; Bush Army Terminal; Brooklyn Navy Yard; Fort Wadsworth; Fort Slocum; North Carolina Camp Bryan Grimes; Camp Dan Russell; Camp Davis ...

  9. New York's first airport is being brought back from its ruins ...

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