Borough of Brooklyn

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Borough of Brooklyn

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Attractions

New York Aquarium. As the only aquarium in New York City and part of the largest network of metropolitan wildlife parks in the country, the New York Aquarium holds a special place in the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society - To save wildlife and wild places around the globe.

The Aquarium is driven by a vision of a world where people understand the critical role the oceans play in human survival and the sensitivity of aquatic resources. Our education programs strive to encourage people to place a high personal priority on the protection of marine and freshwater ecosystems and the rich diversity of aquatic wildlife, which they sustain.

With exhibits featuring over 8,000 animals, the Aquarium offers diversity, superb viewing, and world-renowned scientific expertise that assures a rewarding experience and the knowledge that people can make a difference in the ocean world around them. Learn about animals living as far away as the Southwest coast of Africa and the Arctic to those found locally in our own Hudson River."
Prospect Park Zoo. "The Prospect Park Zoo opened on October 5, 1993, becoming the fifth facility in Wildlife Conservation Society's unique network of wildlife parks in New York City.

Brooklyn's "new" zoo has a long history. First it was a menagerie, established in Prospect Park in the late 1800's. This collection of animals became the more formal Prospect Park Zoo on Flatbush Avenue that opened to the public on July 3, 1935. A Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, the zoo was part of a massive city-wide park improvement program led by then-Commissioner of Parks Robert Moses."

Culture

The Brooklyn Zone. "We have places for culture, ideas, experiences and life issues to be shared. Having a perspective that keeps in mind the reality of the many different ideas, cultures, beliefs and expressions that exist is like living in Brooklyn, which embodies that reality with its many different ideas, cultures, etc. One of the great riches within Brooklyn, the Americas and the world is human diversity."

Government

Office of the Brooklyn Borough President.

Hospitals

Bishop Charles W. MacLean - Episcopal Nursing Home. "The Bishop Charles Waldo MacLean Episcopal Nursing Home is a 163-bed long-term care facility opened in 1985 on the Rockaway Peninsula. An overhead footbridge links the Nursing Home with emergency and acute care services at St. John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore.

A five story building with its own picturesque, tree-shaped patio and cheerful community room, The Bishop MacLean Nursing Home provides its patients with excellent skilled nursing subacute care and ancillary health care services." Directions.
Bishop Mugavero Center for Geriatric Care. "Bishop Mugavero Center for Geriatric Care is a state-of-the-art, 288-bed long-term care facility located in the historic Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn.

Activity programs for residents who are cognitively impaired and programs for residents with swallowing problems are available. Bishop Mugavero also provides an active, compassionate Pastoral Care Service." Directions.
St. Mary's Hospital. "At St. Mary's Hospital we offer outstanding inpatient and outpatient care. We are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization. We serve Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, East New York, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and parts of Greenpoint." Directions.

News About Brooklyn

Parks

Prospect Park.

Other Boroughs

Tourism

Brooklyn Bridge Architect John Augustus Roebling.
Brooklyn Bridge. "Historic overview."
Brooklyn Bridge. Information from PBS. "Considered a brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge was a bridge of many firsts. It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire. It was the first bridge to use explosives in a dangerous underwater device called a caisson. At the time it was built, the 3,460-foot Brooklyn Bridge was also crowned the longest suspension bridge in the world."
Brooklyn Bridge _ NYC Department of Transportation. Provides information about all of the bridges serving New York City.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. "Brooklyn Bridge Park is moving significantly closer to reality with a proposed new master plan. The 1.3 mile stretch along the East River is set to be filled with boardwalks, ball courts, and open lawns. Areas that have long been covered with aluminum sheds and parking lots will soon be filled with life and activity. The local communities, Brooklyn and New York City are about to reclaim one of the most magnificent stretches of waterfront in the world. Offering dramatic views of the New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline, the Park will include rolling hills, open plazas, and restored marshlands, as well as abundant recreational opportunities with shaded sports fields, playgrounds, open lawns and 10 acres of safe paddling waters."
Brooklyn Bridge Park Web Site. "The Brooklyn Bridge Park site is long and narrow with a crenulated edge fomed by the piers. The site stretches west in an arc from teh Manhattan Bridge, through the Brooklyn Bridge and south along the East River to the upland area of Pier 6 and Atlantic Avenue. It is dotted with a number of former industrial and shipping buildings. Access to the site is restricted by the BQE, which also generates a lot of noise. The site is a major gateway into Brooklyn and provides unparalleled views of lower Manhattan Bridges and New York Harbor."
Brooklyn Bridge Web cam. Provided by NYC.gov
Brooklyn Bridge Web site.
Brooklyn Tourism and Visitors Center.
Brooklyn Tourism Council.

Weather

InfoNewYorkCity.com Weather page. Links to all of the major sources of Weather information for New York City.

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