Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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18 Facts About Brooklyn Heights
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In 1965, a large part of Brooklyn Heights was protected from unchecked development by the creation of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the first such district in New York City.
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Columbia Heights, an upscale six-block-long street next to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, is sometimes considered to be its own neighborhood.
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Brooklyn Heights is part of Brooklyn Community District 2, and its primary ZIP Code is 11201.
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Brooklyn Heights occupies a plateau on a high bluff that rises sharply from the river's edge and gradually recedes on the landward side.
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Brooklyn Heights began to develop once Robert Fulton's New York and Brooklyn Steam Ferry Boat Company began regularly scheduled steam ferry service in 1814, with the financial backing of Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, one of the area's major landowners.
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Fulton's ferry began running in 1814, and Brooklyn Heights received a charter as a village from the state of New York in 1816, thanks to the influence of Pierrepont and other prominent landowners.
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Thanks to the influence of Pierrepont and other landowners, Brooklyn Heights received a charter from the state as a village in 1816, which led to streets being laid out in a regular grid pattern, sidewalks being laid, water pumps being installed and the institution of a watch.
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In 1965, community groups which later became the Brooklyn Heights Association, succeeded in having the neighborhood designated the Brooklyn Heights Historic District by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the first such district in the city.
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The Squibb Park Bridge was constructed in 2013 to provide access between the park and the rest of Brooklyn Heights, but had to be demolished in 2019 due to various structural issues.
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Brooklyn Heights was the first neighborhood protected by the 1965 Landmarks Preservation Law of New York City.
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Executive offices of the Brooklyn Dodgers were, for many years, located in the Heights, near the intersection of Montague and Court Streets.
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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral are located in Brooklyn Heights, as are the First Unitarian Congregational Society, the Long Island Historical Society, Packer Collegiate Institute, and St Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church, among other historically notable buildings.
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Brooklyn Heights is served by two New York City Fire Department fire stations.
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Brooklyn Heights is the location of Brooklyn Law School, founded in 1901.
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The Brooklyn Heights branch building at 280 Cadman Plaza West opened in 1962 and originally contained an auditorium and children's room.
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Many of the streets in Brooklyn Heights are named after people who figured prominently in the neighborhood's history.
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