FDNY Engine 242

FDNY Engine 242 is a fire station in Brooklyn, New York which is located on 5th Avenue. FDNY Engine 242 is situated nearby to the fitness club Harbor Fitness, as well as near the mosque Bay Ridge Islamic Center.

Type: Fire station
Also known as: “New York Engine Company 242”
Address: 9219 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Hamilton Triangle and Bay Ridge–95th Street station.

Fort Hamilton Triangle

Park

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Hamilton Triangle is a park.

Bay Ridge–95th Street station

Metro station

Photo: Aio Eo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bay Ridge–95th Street station is the southern terminal station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Despite the name, the station is located in the neighborhood of Fort Hamilton at the intersection of 95th Street and Fourth Avenue in southwestern Brooklyn. Bay Ridge–95th Street station is situated 610 feet southwest of FDNY Engine 242.

Verrazano–Narrows Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Verrazano–Narrows Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of FDNY Engine 242.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Hamilton and Dyker Heights.

Fort Hamilton

Neighborhood

Photo: GK tramrunner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.

Dyker Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Dyker Heights is a predominantly residential neighborhood in the southwest corner of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is on a hill between Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Gravesend Bay.

Bay Ridge

Neighborhood

Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Sunset Park to the north, Dyker Heights to the east, the Narrows and the Belt Parkway to the west, and Fort Hamilton Army Base and the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge to the south.

FDNY Engine 242

Category: building
Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.61735° or 40° 37′ 3″ north

Longitude

-74.02942° or 74° 1′ 46″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Height

37 feet (11 metres)

Operator

New York City Fire Department

Open location code

87G7JX8C+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 248500563

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fire_station

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harbor Fitness and Bay Ridge Islamic Center.

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