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NYC / Brooklyn / 1 John Street

1 John Street, in John Street Park, is a residential condominium overlooking the East River. Name: 1 John Street Location: 1 John Street Year Completed: 2015 Architect: Alloy Design Style: Postmodern City Realty: Carter Horsley review Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken November 2021 with Canon 5D Mark iv

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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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