Public School 7

Public School 7 is a historic school building located in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1882 to designs by James W.

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Type: School
Description: historic school building in Brooklyn, New York city and state, USA
Also known as: “PS 7”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and York Street station.

Brooklyn Bridge

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The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Public School 7.

York Street station

Metro station

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The York Street station is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction. It is located at York Street and Jay Street in Dumbo.

Sands Street station

Historic site

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Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with two levels. The lower level served trains going to Park Row in Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge Elevated Line. Sands Street station is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Public School 7.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbo and Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Dumbo

Neighborhood

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Dumbo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two sections: one situated between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area.

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Neighborhood

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The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.

Brooklyn Heights

Neighborhood

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Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge on the north, Cadman Plaza West on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the East River on the west.

Public School 7

Categories: school building and education
Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.70177° or 40° 42′ 6″ north

Longitude

-73.98569° or 73° 59′ 9″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87G8P227+PP

GeoNames ID

5132942

Wikidata ID

Q7257556

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Public School 7” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Escuela publica num. 7”
Spanish: “Escuela pública núm. 7”

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