A Dutch Farmer in the Wrong Neighborhood: How Gerritsen Beach Got Its Name
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A Lack of Hills and a British Observation: How Flatlands Got Its Name
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An Aspirational Waterfront Community: How Manhattan Beach Got Its Name
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Ponkiesbergh’s Pavement: How Cobble Hill Got Its Name
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Mother England and the Amusement Park: How Bath Beach Got Its Name
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An Erie Canal Enthusiast: How Clinton Hill Got Its Name
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A Slope Toward the Sky: How Sunset Park Got Its Name
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The Business Hub That Never Was: How East New York Got Its Name
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A Senator From Maryland: How Carroll Gardens Got Its Name
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Only the Post Office Remembers: How Borough Park Got Its Name
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