Bergen Beach, Brooklyn
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Bergen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.[1]
What is now Bergen Beach was an island off the coast of Canarsie that was connected to the mainland in the early 1900s using landfill.[2]
The neighborhood is named for Hans Hansen Bergen, an early Norwegian settler of New Netherland.
[edit] Transportation
Bergen Beach is served by the B3 bus. However, as part of the 2010 Budget Reduction Proposal, this route was cut back to end at Avenue U/East 71st Street. The BB is also served by the B41, that brings you to the Flatbush Junction.
[edit] References
- ^ Brooklyn Community Boards, New York City. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ Newman, Andy (February 15, 2004). "In a Brooklyn Boom, a Patchwork of Housing". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/15/nyregion/15brooklyn.html. Retrieved 2010-08-05.[dead link]
Coordinates: 40°37′13″N 73°54′24″W / 40.62028°N 73.90667°W
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