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View of South BrooklynSouth Brooklyn is a historic term[1][2] for a section of the formerCity of Brooklyn – now theNew York Cityborough ofBrooklyn – encompassing what are now theBoerum Hill,Carroll Gardens,Cobble Hill,Gowanus,Park Slope,Windsor Terrace,Sunset Park andRed Hook neighborhoods.[1][3][4] It was named for its location along the waterfront[5] that was the southern border of the originalVillage of Brooklyn, and has remained widely used[6] as a colloquialism despite it no longer being the southernmost point of the borough.[7] It should not be confused with the geographic southern region of the modern borough of Brooklyn, which includes the neighborhoods ofGravesend,Seagate,Coney Island,Brighton Beach,Manhattan Beach,Sheepshead Bay,Gerritsen Beach,Marine Park,Mill Basin, andBergen Beach.
Former South Brooklyn Savings Institution, at the north end of South Brooklyn"South Brooklyn" or "Southern Brooklyn" is also in use in the modern borough of Brooklyn, but without total consistency as to what it refers to. It has been used about neighborhoods as various and physically separated as Mill Basin,Bensonhurst,[8]Carroll Gardens,[9]Gowanus,[10]Red Hook,[11] Smith Street,[12]Sunset Park,[13]Windsor Terrace,[14] as well asBay Ridge,Dyker Heights, andPark Slope.[15][a]
TheNew York City Subway'sIND Culver Line (F and G trains) serves the area at theCarroll Street andSmith–Ninth Streets stations.[17] The line was originally named the "South Brooklyn Line" on some officialsubway maps.[18] However, this obsolete name for the Culver Line may have referred to theSouth Brooklyn Railway, the original right of way of theBMT Culver Line; this right-of-way originally ran betweenSunset Park, in the southern part of the former city of Brooklyn, andConey Island, the southernmost area in the modern borough of Brooklyn.[19]
TheB57 andB61 bus routes serve South Brooklyn as well.[20]
Notes
- ^The actual geographical classification of these neighborhoods is as follows:[16]
- Southeast Brooklyn: Bergen Beach, Marine Park, Mill Basin
- Southern Brooklyn: Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Sea Gate, Sheepshead Bay
- Southwest Brooklyn: Bath Beach (and the historical "Bath"), Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights
- Western Brooklyn (historical "South Brooklyn"): Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Red Hook, Smith Street, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope
Citations
- ^ab"Carroll Gardens" inJackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010).The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven:Yale University Press.ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2., p.1213
- ^Williams, Keith (October 5, 2017)."The Meaning of 'South Brooklyn'".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2020.
- ^"Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report"New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (December 30, 1969)
- ^"Carroll Gardens" inJackson, Kenneth T.; Manbeck, John B., eds. (2004).The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (2nd ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Citizens for NYC andYale University Press.ISBN 0-300-10310-7., p.55
- ^"Brooklyn History: The South Brooklyn Waterfront".brooklynbased.com. March 27, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2020.
- ^Williams, Keith (July 24, 2014)."Brooklyn's Evolution From Small Town to Big City to Borough".Curbed NY. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2020.
- ^"New-York Historical Society".www.nyhistory.org. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2020.
- ^Goldensohn, Rosa."Police Identify Man Sought for Raping his Girlfriend in South Brooklyn"Archived 2015-02-05 at theWayback MachineDNAinfo (August 25, 2014)
- ^"Dining Briefs: South Brooklyn Pizza and Artisanal"The New York Times (June i8, 2008)
- ^Blau, Eleanor."Neighborhood Report: South Brooklyn;The Mr. Fix-It of the Pipe OrganThe New York Times (December 24, 1995)
- ^Venugopal, Nikhita."Red Hook Transfer School's Cheerleading Team Is Only for the 'Tough'"Archived 2015-02-05 at theWayback MachineDNAinfo (January 27, 2014)
- ^"Smith Street - Shops, Restaurants, Bars Singles, Couples and Family Living" South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation website
- ^South Brooklyn Marine Terminal website
- ^Albrecht, Leslie."South Brooklyn Rezoning Will Save P.S. 154 Science Lab, Principal Says"Archived 2015-01-19 at theWayback MachineDNAinfo (November 11, 2014)
- ^Wisloski, Jess."Power Outage Affecting 7,500 in South Brooklyn is Over, Con Ed Says"Archived 2015-02-05 at theWayback MachineDNAinfo (February 15, 2014)
- ^"Maps & Geography"(PDF).Welcome to NYC.gov. RetrievedOctober 4, 2019.
- ^"Subway Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2025. RetrievedApril 2, 2025.
- ^"Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains in New Subway"(PDF).New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 1.
- ^BMT Culver Line on nycsubway.org
- ^"Brooklyn Bus Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. RetrievedDecember 1, 2020.
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