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Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is in . In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 7,050 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “DoBro”, “Downtown”, and “Downtown Brooklyn, New York”

Places of Interest

Highlights include New York Transit Museum and Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Museum
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The is a that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region.

Town hall
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is a building in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architects Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King in the Greek Revival style, and constructed of Tuckahoe marble under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes.

Museum
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The is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of 's 400-year history.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gowanus and Red Hook and Brooklyn Heights.

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is in . In addition to , this travel guide also covers Carroll Gardens.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood within the borough of . The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the on the north, on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the on the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in South , , within the area once known as . is roughly bounded by and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south.

Downtown Brooklyn

Latitude
40.69145° or 40° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
-73.98559° or 73° 59′ 8″ west
Population
7,050
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87G8M2R7+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 501082581
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
8436479
Wiki­data ID
Q2900913
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Downtown Brooklyn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • Chinese: “布魯克林下城”
  • Chinese: “布魯克林城區”
  • Chinese: “布魯克林市中心”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林下城”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林城区”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林市中心”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林市区”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林鎮區”
  • Dutch: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • Estonian: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • French: “DoBro”
  • French: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • French: “Downtown de Brooklyn”
  • German: “Brooklyn/Northwestern Brooklyn”
  • German: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • German: “Northwestern Brooklyn”
  • Greek: “Ντάουνταουν Μπρούκλιν”
  • Hebrew: “דאונטאון ברוקלין”
  • Italian: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • Japanese: “ダウンタウン・ブルックリン”
  • Japanese: “ダウンタウン”
  • Russian: “Нижний Бруклин”
  • Slovenian: “Downtown Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Downtown Brooklyn”

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