Leif Ericson Park

Week 30

The Battle of Brooklyn

The Battle of Brooklyn was the largest conflict of the Revolutionary War in terms of troop deployment, taking place over three days in August of 1776. This week we'll visit all the key locations, including the British landing near Fort Hamilton, Greenwood Cemetery, Prospect Park, Fort Greene, and Fulton Ferry where the Americans made their last gasp retreat.

Neighborhoods Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Remsen Village, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park South, Kensington, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Gowanus, Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo

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Week 17

First Impressions - Upper+Some Lower Bay Brooklyn

We stay in Brooklyn this week to continue our survey walks of the area, dipping to the southeast to cover such neighborhoods as Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton and Gravesend. The trip up takes us through Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Brownsville, grazing Greenwood Cemetery and Prospect Park along the way.

Neighborhoods Stuyvesant Heights, Weeksville, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Park South, Prospects Lefferts Gardens, Wingate

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