Walt Whitman Library

Walt Whitman Library is a library in Brooklyn, New York which is located on Saint Edwards Street. Walt Whitman Library is situated nearby to the historic site Navy Street station, as well as near Commodore Barry Park.

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Type: Library
Description: public library in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as: “BPL Walt Whitman Library”, “Walt Whitman Branch”, “Walt Whitman Branch Brooklyn Public Library”, and “Walt Whitman Library, Brooklyn Public Library”
Address: 93 Saint Edwards Street, NY 11205

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Navy Street station and The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Navy Street station

Historic site

The Navy Street station was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station opened on April 10, 1888 for the Myrtle Avenue Elevated trains. Navy Street station is situated 530 feet southwest of Walt Whitman Library.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Hospital

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The Brooklyn Hospital Center is a 464-licensed-bed, full-service community teaching hospital located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. The hospital was founded in 1845. The Brooklyn Hospital Center is situated 1,400 feet south of Walt Whitman Library.

Commodore Barry Park

Park

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Commodore Barry Park is an urban park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Greene and Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Fort Greene

Neighborhood

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Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn to the west, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and Clinton Hill to the east.

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.

Downtown Brooklyn

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Downtown Brooklyn is in Brooklyn. In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.

Walt Whitman Library

Categories: library branch, public library, library building, Carnegie library, building, and education
Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.69448° or 40° 41′ 40″ north

Longitude

-73.97773° or 73° 58′ 40″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Height

31 feet (9.3 metres)

Operator

Brooklyn Public Library

Open location code

87G8M2VC+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 250366652

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

6343633

Wikidata ID

Q110320325

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