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A brief history of some “bogus” Brooklyn neighborhood names

Posted on 5 December 2013 by Keith Williams

Harry Siegel bemoans all of the “new” Brooklyn neighborhood names. How recent are his examples? Not very, for the most part. Continue reading →

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