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NYC / Brooklyn / Park Slope Historic District

Park Slope Historic District is a huge swath of mostly residential buildings, roughly two blocks deep by 24 blocks long, across the entire northwest border of Prospect Park. The original district, designated in July 1973, was extended in April 2012 and again in April 2016. Combined, these districts cover more than 2,500 buildings. A related […]

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NYC / Brooklyn / Engine Company 253

Brooklyn / By KG

The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins. Name: Engine Company 253 Location: 2425-2427 86th Street Year Completed:

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