Starting off with the new tour brings us into the hood knonw as Brooklyn Hts. It goes from Atlantic Ave to Old Fulton St, between Court St, with Cadman Plaza W, and NY Bay. This hood is mostly residential. Originally, it was settled by the Dutch, who obtained the rights of the use of the ferry from the Canersie Indians and gave it the name Brooklyn Village. In 1776, the area was heavily fortified just before the Battle of LI durring the American Revolution with George Washington, who lead the Continental Army, managed to escape across the East River despite loosing to the British Army. In 1814, the steam engine, made by Robert Fulton made it a commuter town to NYC by being just across the river until the Brooklyn Br was built. In 1834, it becamed incorporated into the city of Brooklyn and was known as Brooklyn Hts for having a bluff by the waterfront. For most of the 1800's, it was home to a number of wealthy families such as the Hicks and Miggadahs, which is the name of the streets here. The population exploded in the late 1800's with the construction of the Brooklyn Br and again in the early 1900's when the subway was extended since 1908 causing for more housing to be built. In the 1950's, Robert Moses wanted to build the BQE (I-278) through Brooklyn Hts but was stopped and just rerouted that portion on the cliff instead, which resulted in having the area landmarked and the original section made into the Brooklyn Hts Promenade. In 1960, St Francis College moved it campus here. In 1995, a great fire destroyed part of the interior of the Hotel St George, but it was repaired soon after. Brooklyn Hts is Brooklyn's most prestigous neighborhood by its proximinity to Manhattan. The Brooklyn (originally LI) Historically Society is located here for giving the history of the borough. You can get here by taking the subway to Court St (M, R), Borough Hall-Cadman Plaza (2, 3, 4, 5), and Clark St (2, 3). Here is what you will find in Brooklyn Hts.
7th September 2008, 00:46
NYC:Brooklyn hoods-Brooklyn Heights 
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