July 2011
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Zion Triangle Featured in The New York Times
F.Y.I. column on Zion Triangle, just down the block from our St. John’s Place homes!
“Q. There is a small triangular park in the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn called Zion Triangle. Why the odd name?
A. In 1911, when the Board of Aldermen renamed the triangle Zion Park (right) after the biblical city of David, the neighborhood was largely Jewish. But the piece of land has...
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Brooklyn's History
Here’s a wonderful resource for Brooklynistas: an interactive historical timeline.
Our thanks goes to the Brooklyn Historical Society!
