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  Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights, bounded by the East River, Fulton Street, Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, is an old, distinctive residential quarter, famous in Victorian days for its churches and its clergymen.
The Heights section occupies a bluff that rises sharply from the river's edge and gradually recedes on the landward side.
Late in the nineteenth century Brooklyn Heights was an aristocratic neighborhood whose residents set the tone in manners and customs for the elite of the entire city.
www.brooklyn.net /neighborhoods/bklyn_heights.html   (2047 words)

  
  Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is surrounded on the east by Court St and Cadman Plaza, on the west by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, on the south by Atlantic Avenue, and on the north by the Brooklyn Bridge.
It is the part of Brooklyn closest to Downtown Manhattan, directly across the East River, and easily accessible via the Brooklyn Bridge and multiple subway lines.
Brooklyn Heights was the first neighborhood protected by the 1965 Landmarks Preservation Law of New York City.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brooklyn_Heights,_Brooklyn   (324 words)

  
 Brooklyn On Line - Brooklyn History - The Battle of Brooklyn. Brooklyn has more than its own place in American History. ...
This is the story of the Battle of Brooklyn, and the forging of the nation.
The terrain of Brooklyn is such that a large hill runs down the center of its spine from the terminal moraine which runs up Sunset Park, through Prospect Park and Lookout Hill, Mount Prospect behind the Brooklyn Museum, and out along Eastern Parkway.
In a strange quirk of history, and in typical Brooklyn fashion, 2 British soldiers were caught stealing watermelons from a field at the Red Lion Inn at 39th street in Sunset Park.
www.brooklynonline.com /history/battle.html   (2928 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights, Ohio (OH) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news
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Brooklyn Heights, OH residents, houses, and apartments details
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www.city-data.com /city/Brooklyn-Heights-Ohio.html   (1205 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Brooklyn Heights is regarded to be the most beautiful neighborhood in Brooklyn, though each neighborhood has its own...
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City.
Brooklyn is a complete city in and of itself.
brooklyn.fmqg.com /index.php?k=brooklyn-heights   (1032 words)

  
 Prospect Heights, Brooklyn - Wikiheights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, bounded by Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue.
Immense, opulent buildings line the north side of the parkway, and the south side features the Brooklyn Public Library, Mount Prospect Park (not to be confused with Prospect Park), the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the recently renovated Brooklyn Museum (finished April 2004).
Compared to other Brooklyn neighborhoods, Prospect Heights is relatively small and the character of the neighborhood at each of its borders lends credence to its diversity.
www.dailyheights.com /mediawiki/index.php/Prospect_Heights,_Brooklyn   (429 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights Homepage
Columbia Heights was the residence of the Roebling family while they constructed the Brooklyn Bridge.
Brooklyn's Borough Hall is located just off Court Street, so named because of the Federal, City and State Courts nearby.
For those who commute to the city, Brooklyn Heights is a mere ten minute subway ride to Manhattan.
www.smalltownbrooklyn.com /bklynheights/heightshome.html   (281 words)

  
 The South Brooklyn Network -- Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights boasts the greatest views of lower Manhattan and brownstone mansions that rival anything on Fifth Avenue.
Today's Brooklyn Heights is also a monument to the history of New York and the United States.
Early on, Brooklyn Heights became an enclave to literary aspirations.
www.southbrooklyn.net /b_heights.html   (919 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights News
PARMA HEIGHTS _ Law enforcement officials here chased down a Stumph Road man who was wanted by Fairview Park police in connection with a series of home invasions.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS _ After several weeks of delay, work should continue soon on culvert repairs and construction of the Lancaster Road bridge.
The first woman to be the music director of a major American orchestra, a filmmaker who documented the lives of Romanian street children, and an engineer at the forefront of the movement to reduce worldwide...
www.topix.net /city/brooklyn-heights-oh   (836 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Brooklyn Heights Blog is YOUR neighborhood news source and forum.
The Brooklyn Heights homes of Norman Mailer (142 Columbia Heights) and Arthur Miller (31 Grace Court) are part of the Jewish New York History and Heritage Map created by the New York Board of Rabbis.
According to a building resident, trucks parking on the sidewalk in front of 75 Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights (near Henry Street) caused the sidewalk to collapse.
brooklynheightsblog.com   (729 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights - New York City Neighborhood - NYC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Heights is Brooklyn’s answer to the Village, but grander: fabulous nineteenth-century brownstones with high ceilings and fireplaces, and great apartment buildings to match.
Brooklyn Heights bargain” is all but an oxymoron, but check out Concord Village, a group of five co-ops on the fringe of downtown Brooklyn.
Prediction: The best neighborhood in Brooklyn will never be cheap again, especially given the whopping increases of the past decade.
newyorkmetro.com /realestate/articles/neighborhoods/brooklynheights.htm   (687 words)

  
 Brooklyn Promenade Park Pictures
Adjacent to the Brooklyn Heights residential area, the Promenade is a wide walking and rollerblading area.
From Manhattan, take the A or C subway line to Brooklyn, and get off at the 1st stop which is the High St. station.
Brooklyn Bridge and East River from the Brooklyn Promenade.
www.worldfromtheweb.com /Parks/BrookProm/BrookProm.html   (346 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights Oh -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Brooklyn Heights OH Obstetrics & Gynecology - Access critical doctor performance and experience information such as education, certifications, disciplinary actions and more.
Brooklyn Heights is a village located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio...Find thousands of free online definitions and reference guides at TheFreeDictionary.com.
Located in Brooklyn Heights is a nice park called Tinker...
brooklyn.fmqg.com /index.php?k=brooklyn-heights-oh   (845 words)

  
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An ordinary brownstone four-floor house in Brooklyn Heights, the area of Brooklyn closest to Manhattan, now goes for three quarters of a million pounds.
Like Barnsbury, Brooklyn Heights used to be home to the aspirational working-class in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In Brooklyn Heights, they were mostly Italian and Jewish immigrants of Russian and Austrian extraction, such as Martin Konigsberg, a Brooklyn waiter and jewellery engraver who died aged 100 five years ago.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/01/ngentry201.xml   (432 words)

  
 Bluejake: Brooklyn Heights
I've lived in a carriage house before (not in NY), the front door was in the middle, there was a living area to the left when you walk in, the kitchen to the right and a spiral staircase going up to two bedrooms over the kitchen and living area.
Posted by: Henry at April 18, 2004 10:48 PM I would love to live in Brooklyn Heights, but of course it seems to only be for trust fund babies or wealthy people who work way too much to really be enjoying life.
Posted by: Doug at July 7, 2004 12:10 AM I know of a carriage house, centrally located in Brooklyn Heights, that will be going up for sale in a month.
www.bluejake.com /archives/2004/04/18/brooklyn_heights.php   (975 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights
We walked from there to the Brooklyn Bridge, stopping to take some photos of some colorful doors of (very) upscale houses in the neighbourhood.
While walking across the bridge, Michelle's camera started to act up, suddenly shutting off when she was about to take a photo.
So we are not sure how those photos will turn out (nor if the problem is with the camera or the cold or other factors)....
www.markcarey.com /egypt/brooklyn-heights.html   (314 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights - Brooklyn - Reviews of Brooklyn Heights - TripAdvisor
Relax on a bench to people watch, picnic or just take in the breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline along this exclusively pedestrain walkway that is lined with grand historic townhouses and features a playground at Montague Street.
Explore our site to find travel information and unbiased reviews on Brooklyn tourism, hotels, restaurants, maps and much more.
Check out our Brooklyn, New York weekend itinerary for a weather forecast and hotel and attraction suggestions.
tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g60827-d260338-Reviews-Brooklyn_Heights-Brooklyn...   (495 words)

  
 The Battle Of Brooklyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The British attacked from Bedford and the Americans fled in all directions and were chased into the woods.
Aside from the flanking maneuver, the British drove forward from Brooklyn's western shoreline.
He knew that if the British discovered his retreat, half of his army and most of its commanders would be caught in a massacre of British fire and bayonets.
darter.ocps.net /classroom/revolution/brooklyn.htm   (549 words)

  
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The BHA is the organized voice of the Heights.
Thanks to the BHA's efforts, the Heights became the City's first Historic District.
The BHA is pushing to limit building heights on our perimeter and to keep out increased traffic.
www.brooklynheightsassociation.org   (389 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Brooklyn Heights
Updated 261 days 13 hours 41 minutes ago.
It is surronded on the east by Court St, on the west by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, on the south by Atlantic Avenue, and on the north by the Brooklyn Bridge
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brooklyn-Heights   (198 words)

  
 Great Park Places: Brooklyn Heights Promenade | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
In the mid 1940’s, Robert Moses and the New York City Planning Commission wanted to dissect the well-to-do neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights by putting up the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway along Hicks Street.
The Brooklyn Heights Association opposed the plan and won.
Although the Promenade has helped drive Brooklyn Heights' gentrification, the Promenade draws people from everywhere, and the diversity on display is beautiful.
www.pps.org /upo/greatplaces/one?public_place_id=71   (493 words)

  
 Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Area Guide
This Guide of Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook Brooklyn is available free to use for everyone.
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We hope this Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook Brooklyn Area Guide is usefull in helping you find other Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook Brooklyn Area business.
www.searchbyzipcode.com /Brooklyn/BrooklynHeights/11202.11249.11251.11255.htm   (292 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights - NYWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Just left Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights after 12 years in the neighborhood.
I miss reading the Brooklyn Heights paper with the police reports thinking, "Wow, I was just on that block yesterday where that man was robbed."
Fires in the Mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other I...
www.nywiki.com /new-york-city/index.php/Brooklyn_Heights   (151 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Old Brooklyn Heights : New York's First Suburb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
It Happened in Brooklyn : An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s by Myrna Katz Frommer
A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge: With 167 Prints and Photographs by Mary J. Shapiro
This is a wonderful book as we are new to Brooklyn Heights and are eager to learn it's history.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486238725?v=glance   (535 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights Promenade - Brooklyn - Reviews of Brooklyn Heights Promenade - TripAdvisor
Brooklyn Heights Promenade is featured in the following goLists.
Explore our site to find travel information and unbiased reviews on Brooklyn tourism, hotels, restaurants, maps and much more.
Check out our Brooklyn, New York weekend itinerary for a weather forecast and hotel and attraction suggestions.
www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g60827-d283807-Reviews-Brooklyn_Heights_Promenade-Brooklyn_New_York.html   (610 words)

  
 New York cities and locations - Dyker Heights, Brooklyn - Visual Arts - Fine Art Galleries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Art originally was the processes of man, and as such was synonymous with science.
As difficult to define as it is to evaluate, given that each individual artist...
Brooklyn, coterminous with Kings County, is a borough located in New York City in the U.S. State of New York.
tatet.com /reg-Fine_Art_Galleries-214-27716.html   (252 words)

  
 Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, NY We have developed a brief but diverse listing of Brooklyn Books for your reading pleasure.
Brooklyn!: An Illustrated History (Critical Perspectives on the Past)
The Battle of Brooklyn, 1776: A recount of George Washington's battle of Long Island
www.waterfrontmuseum.org /books.htm   (300 words)

  
 BRIC Arts | Media | Brooklyn
showcases the work of Brooklyn-affiliated artists in our award-winning space in Brooklyn Heights.
Brooklyn presents quality visual, performing and media arts programs reflective of Brooklyn’s diverse communities, and provides resources and platforms to support the creative process.
All of our offerings are free or low cost, to enhance the public’s access to and understanding of arts and media.
www.brooklynx.org   (110 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
IPV located at 529 77th St Brooklyn, NY 11209 Toll Free: 888-286-0365 Fax: 800-305-6049
Brooklyn Heights note cards are printed on quality card stock and are blank inside.
529 77th St Brooklyn, NY 11209 Toll Free: 888-286-0365 Local: 718-836-4819 Fax: 800-305-6049
www.irasperipheralvisions.com /bklynhts.htm   (361 words)

  
 Brooklyn Heights
This is a place where residents of Brooklyn Heights (present, past and future) will find services and materials that are of particular interest to you and your community.
Participate in a discussion on any imaginable topic by On The Stoop In Brooklyn Heights.
If you have suggestions, news items, story ideas or anything you believe will benefit the Brooklyn Heights community, send us an email.
www.citylegacy.com /bkbrooklynheights/welcome.htm   (151 words)

  
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