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Boys and Girls High School

Boys and Girls High School, the oldest public high school in Brooklyn, is a comprehensive high school in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States. The school is located at 1700 Fulton Street. As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 643 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0:1. There were 463 students (72.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 15 (2.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. History Brooklyn's first public high school, the Central Grammar School (named "Central" rather than "Free" to avoid controversy over providing free secondary education for poor children), opened September 1878 in a rented building on Court & Livingston Streets. A new building was planned on the east side of Nostrand Avenue between from Halsey and Macon Streets, designed by Superintendent of Buildings James W. Naughton, but by the time it opened in 1886, enrollment had increased to the point where it was decided to use this building as the girls' high school and to build a separate building for the boys. The boys remained in the Court Street space. As there were now effectively two schools, in 1891 they were renamed as the Girls' High School and the Boys' High School. A new building for the boys was begun in 1891, on Marcy Avenue, between Madison Street & Putnam Avenue. It opened as Boys High School on November 1, 1892. In 1975 the two schools were merged once again, and shortly afterward moved into their present building at Fulton Street and Utica Avenue. From 1986 until 2004, the school's principal was Frank Mickens, who dealt with the school's many problems during the 1980s. Though Mickens' methods were later attacked on the grounds that he was steering undesirable students to other institutions, by 1989 some 70 percent of the high school's graduates were enrolled in colleges. Noted alumni Isaac Asimov, science-fiction author Albert Blaustein (1921–1994), civil rights and human rights lawyer and constitutional consultant who helped draft the Fijian and Liberian constitutions. Emanuel Celler, Congressman Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman, presidential candidate Ray Copeland, jazz trumpeter Aaron Copland, composer Tommy Davis, baseball and basketball player Fabolous, Rapper Connie Hawkins, basketball player Lena Horne, singer, actress Bryce Jones, basketball player Duke Jordan, jazz pianist Norman Mailer, author Sean Michaels, adult film actor and director Cecil Payne, jazz saxophonist Man Ray, avant-garde artist, photographer Lawrence Tierney, actor Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, basketball player Randy Weston, jazz pianist Lenny Wilkens, basketball player Dom Zanni, baseball player References External links Original building site construction
McGolrick Park

Monsignor McGolrick Park is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in New York City, between Driggs Avenue to the south, Russell Street to the west, Nassau Avenue to the north, and Monitor Street to the east. History The land for the park was acquired by the city in 1889 and the park was open by 1891. It was originally named Winthrop Park after an assemblyman, Col. Winthrop Jones, who acquired the land for purchase and who happened to be the son of the Parks Commissioner. Jones died in 1890, shortly after the park's creation. In 1941 the park was renamed for Monsignor Edward J. McGolrick (1857-1938), the longtime pastor of nearby St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church. Winthrop Jones had had no children, and so left no family in Greenpoint to oppose the renaming of the park he had helped establish. The park was used as a setting in the 2018 film, An Interview with God. Features The classical brick and limestone Shelter Pavilion was built in 1910 by Helmle and Huberty. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1966 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was rehabilitated in 1985 when founder of Friends of McGolrick Park and at the time Greenpoint Community Coalition Leader Patricia Tambakis saw the decay (graffiti, broken bottles and litter) of the park while visiting with her child. She and other moms and members of the community started a petition to have the pavilion renovated.They planted flowers and shrubs etc. She applied for grants in order to restore and preserve the park so that everyone could enjoy the green space again. West of the pavilion stands a bronze winged victory figure created by Carl Augustus Heber in 1923. The monument honors the 150 residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn who fought in World War I. The statue depicts a female allegorical figure, holding aloft a modified laurel, a symbol of victory, and in her right hand supporting a large palm frond, a symbol of peace. The granite pedestal is inscribed with the names of battle sites in France. The monument was commissioned at a cost of $7,300 by the Greenpoint Memorial Association. The Monitor and the Merrimac is a sculpture by Antonio de Filippo, which commemorates the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack. The USS Monitor was built nearby at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint and outfitted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. References External links Official website Friends of McGolrick Park More on Winthrop Park
North Woodmere Park

North Woodmere Park is a major, 150-acre (61 ha) park located at the intersection of Branch Boulevard and Hungry Harbor Road within North Woodmere, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is owned and operated by Nassau County. Description North Woodmere Park consists of a nine-hole golf course, an outdoor swimming pool complex, sporting facilities, a playground, picnic areas, seating areas, and fishing facilities. It is located along Hook Creek, and is a popular spot for watching aircraft on final approach to land at nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport. History In 1962, voters approved the County of Nassau purchasing approximately 27 acres (11 ha) of land and approximately 45 acres (18 ha) of water for the development of a new county-owned park in North Woodmere. North Woodmere County Park opened in 1965. The opening that year was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by then-Nassau County Executive Ralph G. Caso. See also Bay Park (Bay Park, New York) References External links Official website
Queensbridge Park

Queensbridge Park, named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, is a 20.34-acre (8.23 ha) city park along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The park is a primary place of recreation for residents of Queensbridge Houses and has a riverfront promenade, baseball diamonds, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking. History The New York City government acquired the land on which Queensbridge Park lies in 1939, the same year the Queensbridge Houses across Vernon Boulevard opened. While New York City Housing Authority had jurisdiction over the land, it was operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the park was known as "River Park", in reference to the East River that runs next to it. During construction for the 63rd Street Tunnel, which was completed in 1989, a 60-by-90-foot (18 by 27 m) combined ventilation structure and emergency exit was constructed in the park. In 2014, a large seawall was constructed against the East River to protect against erosion. The project also created a 6 feet (1.8 m) wide promenade which was named for longtime park advocate Elizabeth McQueen. In 2019, the park was used in the filming of the film Clifford the Big Red Dog. Today Queensbridge Park is the venue for numerous summertime live concerts, with music ranging from R&B to Latin. It also serves as the home of the Queensbridge Little League. Gallery References External links Queensbridge Park : NYC Parks
Bradner Stadium

Bradner Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Olean, New York. The stadium, which can accommodate both baseball and football, served as home to minor-league baseball teams including the Olean Oilers and Olean Yankees. The stadium was built in 1926 and was substantially renovated in 2013. It holds 4,000 people and primarily serves as the home stadium of the Olean Oilers collegiate baseball team for over 20 summer games as well as the Olean High School and Archbishop Walsh football teams in the fall. The stadium accommodates several community events as well. The stadium was approved by a public vote on February 27, 1926, and was finished for the 1928 baseball season. The facility was named after patrons John H. & Marcia B. Bradner, who donated to the construction effort. During the stadium's original baseball years, the field became notorious for its poor drainage and its configuration that had batters facing blinding sunlight when a game was played near sunset (the stadium lacked a batter's eye), which forced baseball games to be suspended until the sun set below the horizon. The stadium's baseball configuration was removed in the 1970s in what was then a successful effort to improve the drainage in the stadium, and when the stadium was again reconfigured for baseball decades later, the diamond was reoriented to avoid the "sun breaks". In 2009, the semi-professional Southern Tier Diesel of the Northeastern Football Alliance relocated from Wayland to begin play at the stadium. The Diesel was evicted after the 2015 season, with the mayor of Olean saying that the team had damaged the playing field during a game in the 2015 season that was played in a rainstorm. The Diesel were able to negotiate a compromise before the 2016 season that limits their home appearances to one game per month during baseball season. A revived Olean Oilers, this version a member of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, took up residence at the stadium in 2013; as of 2026, this Oilers is in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Notable events In 1947, Hall-of-Fame player Jackie Robinson played at Bradner with the Brooklyn Dodgers. References External links Photographs of Bradner Stadium - Rochester Area Ballparks
Wagner Park

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (also known as Wagner Park) is a green space in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. History The park is sited on landfill from the World Trade Center site and opened in 1996. It was designed through a partnership of Rodolfo Machado, Jorge Silvetti, Hannah/Olin, and Lynden B. Miller. The park’s pavilion, designed by Thomas Phifer, contains event spaces, restaurant, classrooms, and rooftop deck. The park is named after Robert F. Wagner Jr., who helped negotiate the 1979 master plan for Battery Park City before his sudden death in 1991. The park is just north of City Pier A at the southern end of Manhattan. South Battery Park City Resiliency Project In 2022, the Battery Park City Authority announced plans to demolish and rebuild the park. The park reconstruction was part of the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency flood-resiliency project. Thomas Phifer and AECOM were hired to design the new park. The park demolition attracted opposition from local residents. In response to the public pressure, the Battery Park City Authority enlarged the area dedicated to lawns in the plans, although the rebuilt lawns would still contain 10 percent less green space. The park was temporarily closed for reconstruction beginning in March 2023. Wagner Park reopened on July 29, 2025, after the $296 million renovation was complete. Compared with the original design, the rebuilt park has 48 fewer trees. It was raised from 11 to 20 feet (3.4 to 6.1 m), where 139 trees would be planted, and the shoreline has pools and other features that provide habitats for marine life. There are also gardens and a 63,000-U.S.-gallon (240,000 L) stormwater retention tank, where water flows during rainstorms or floods. A 19,204-square-foot (1,784.1 m2) park pavilion was also built; the pavilion is made of concrete and has a red facade, with archways and cylindrical protrusions on the roof. There is a roof terrace, as well as educational facilities such as classrooms within the pavilion. The rebuilt park uses material saved from the original design, such as wood and stone, and there are plantings and trails throughout the park. Under the rebuilt park, a floodwall descends to the underlying bedrock. Public art There are several sculptures located in the park, including: Eyes - by Louise Bourgeois Resonating Bodies - by Tony Cragg Ape & Cat - by Jim Dine References External links Media related to Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park at Wikimedia Commons
Saratoga Park

Saratoga Park is a public park in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It is bordered by Halsey Street, Saratoga Avenue, Macon Street, and Howard Avenue. History Prior to becoming a park the land was used to host travelling circuses. In 1896 it was purchased by the City of Brooklyn to convert into a park. After the park was created, the circus and event field moved just east across Saratoga Avenue and continued operating until 1912, after which the block was redeveloped with three entertainment venues including the Broadway Arena, Halsey Theater and Arcadia Dance Hall. War Memorial In 1920, local Citizen's Memorial Committees commissioned a memorial to honor those from the neighborhood who lost their lives in World War I. The monument was dedicated on September 11, 1921. The memorial consisted of two scrolls listing the 104 men who died in the war, and, notably, the first woman Marine buried with full military honors. Between the scrolls stood a bronze figure of Columbia sculpted by James Novelli and cast by Roman Bronze Works. In the late 20th century, the monument fell into disrepair; its plaques were stolen in 1970. Thirty years later, in 2000, the main statue was also stolen. The investigation that followed retrieved pieces of the statue from a scrapyard. After the pedestal stood empty for more than ten years, discretionary funding was allocated by Councilmember Darlene Mealy to recreate the monument from archival photos and the recovered pieces of the original monument. On September 10, 2014, the monument was rededicated at a ceremony attended by Mealy and Eric Adams. References
Brandywine Avenue School

Brandywine Avenue School was a historic school located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1904 and was a 3+1⁄2-story, red brick U-shaped institutional building in the Classical Revival style. It sat on a basement of rock-faced limestone and had a hipped roof. It operated as a teacher training facility from 1910 to 1925 and ceased being used as a school in 1974. From 1975 to 1996, it housed Schenectady City School District administrative offices and records storage. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It was destroyed by a fire in November 2007. References
Washington Park (Brooklyn)

Washington Park is a city owned and operated park located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Washington Park is both a historic site and a center for recreation, featuring the Old Stone House, a skatepark, basketball courts, a dog run, a multi-use synthetic turf field, and the J. J. Byrne Playground, a child's playground. Washington Park also features a curated garden adjacent to the Old Stone House. History J.J. Byrne Park was acquired by Parks in 1926 and named for borough president James J. Byrne by the Board of Aldermen in 1933. The Old Stone House of Gowanus is the reconstruction of the Vechte-Cortelyou house, originally built by Claes Arents Vechte in 1699. The original building was demolished around 1897; however, its foundations were rediscovered in 1930, at which time Byrne ordered its reconstruction using the original materials. The reconstruction was completed in 1934 and the building used as a park office and comfort station. The City of New York acquired the land for Terrapin Playground in 1948 by private purchase and condemnation. The playground opened in 1951 as J.H.S. 51 Playground because of the adjacent school which is now called William Alexander M.S. 51. When the playground opened in 1951, Byrne Park was joined with it. Renaming to Washington Park In 1997, the park was renamed from J.H.S 51 Playground to Washington Park by Commissioner Henry Stern to honor one of the area’s most well known inhabitants. Terrapin Playground Terrapin Playground is the part of the park adjacent to M.S. 51. Revamped in 2008, Terrapin playground consists of handball courts, basketball courts, a skate area, and a dog run area. Washington Park Skatepark Also known as 51, the Washington Park Skatepark was completed in 2008. Old Stone House gardens The Gardens at Washington Park adjacent to the Old Stone House were developed starting in 2004, under the direction of environmental educator Claudia Joseph. The gardens are co-designed with the local community. The current Director of Gardens at the OSH is Sam Lewis. References
Yellowstone Park (Queens)

Yellowstone Park is a small (1.75-acre (0.71 ha)) municipal park in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The park is bounded by Yellowstone Boulevard, 68th Avenue, and 68th Road. Land for the park was acquired by the city in 1964 with the park opening to the public on May 27, 1968. The park contains Basketball courts, restrooms, playgrounds, and a dog-friendly area. The park's playground is named after City Council member Arthur Katzman, who advocated for construction of a park on the site. The park was designed by the architecture firm of Coffey, Levine, and Blumberg. A $800,000 renovation of the park was completed in 1996, which was initiated by City Council member Karen Koslowitz. References
Brecknock Hall

Brecknock Hall is a historic home located at Stirling in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1857 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, square cut ashlar stone residence in the Italianate style. The central projecting gable has a one-room sized cupola centrally located on the roof. Also on the property is a 19th-century barn, a small early 20th-century greenhouse, and an early 20th-century caretaker's house. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. References
Bresee Hall

Bresee Hall is a historic institutional building located on the campus of Hartwick College at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It was designed by architect John Russell Pope and built in 1928. It is a rectangular, three story brick building with a symmetrical thirteen bay facade. The east facade features a projecting, pedimented three bay pavilion. The formal entrance is located at the center of the pavilion and consists of a portico composed of flanking pilasters and columns with composite capitals, a broad entablature and a segmental pediment. The building is topped by a hipped roof with a two-stage octagonal wooden cupola topped by a weather vane. The building has Colonial Revival style detailing. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. References
Brewster Building (Queens)

The Brewster Building is a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) building at 27-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. Once an assembly plant for Rolls-Royce automobiles, Brewster automobiles, and Brewster airplanes, in particular the Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter and the SB2A Buccaneer light bomber, it later became the corporate headquarters for JetBlue Airways. Usage by Brewster The building, designed by Stephenson & Wheeler, opened in 1911 to handle the assembly of the chassis for the Brewster cars that were being built since 1905 at 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square in nearby Manhattan. The building was one of the first major developments at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, opened in 1909, which reduced car transport from Queens to Times Square to a matter of minutes. In 1915 it began building the Brewster Knight. In 1925, the company was bought by Rolls-Royce of America, which had been operating out of a plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1931, the Rolls-Royce Springfield operation ended. From 1931 to 1934, Rolls-Royce Phantom II chassis were shipped directly to the Long Island City plant when Rolls-Royce terminated its United States assembly program. From 1934 to 1936, under J. S. Inskip, Brewster automobiles using Ford chassis were built at the plant. The Brewster operation ceased in 1936. The Brewster Aeronautical Corporation manufactured the Brewster F2A Buffalo and a version of the Vought F4U Corsair known as the F3A-1 during World War II at the plant. The multi-story layout of the building limited airplane production efficiency. The aircraft were flown from Roosevelt Field in Mineola. Disrepair and reuse The building fell into disrepair following the war and its clock tower was dismantled in 1950. A series of garment manufacturers occupied the building until 1996. In 1996, Brause Realty extensively remodeled the building and an adjoining 12-story tower and it became an operational center for Metropolitan Life Insurance with 1,500 employees. In 2010, JetBlue announced it would combine employees at its existing large Kew Gardens, Queens and small 70-person Darien, Connecticut campuses into the building, bringing 1,000 employees to it. JetBlue is the only major airline headquartered in New York City. The new headquarters is 6 miles (9.7 km) from the previous one. JetBlue, looking for a new corporate headquarters, had also considered moving to Orlando, Florida. As part of taking on the moniker of being the hometown airline of New York City, JetBlue announced it would be joint branding the "I Love New York" logo. JetBlue stated in 2012 that it plans to construct a 40-foot (12 m) lighted sign stating "JetBlue" on top of the 8th floor, adjacent to the outdoor terrace. References External links Media related to Brewster Building (Queens) at Wikimedia Commons
Brewster House (East Setauket, New York)

The Brewster House in East Setauket, New York was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The house was originally built in 1665 and expanded in the early 18th century. It was restored in 1968 to match the 1845 painting of "Long Island Farmhouses" by William Sidney Mount. The site is currently owned by the Ward Melville Heritage Organization. References
Dollar Island

Dollar Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is less than an acre in size and sits no more than six feet above the water. As the Fulton Chain of Lakes began to develop following the construction of a dam in Old Forge in 1811, a letter written in 1849 refers "a small island called Dollar Island from the rotundity of its shape." The Camp on Dollar Island was constructed by guide Fred Hess for Dr. Edward Gaylord, an early summer resident of the area, in the mid 1880s. Dr. Gaylord died in 1925 bequeathing the Camp to his long-time nurse/companion, Edith Smith, who continued to summer on the Island until 1960. The two-story log structure remains largely original with the addition of a solar powered water pump, 12v DC lighting, and propane powered kitchen. It has been occupied continuously since its construction in the 1880's and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. References
Isle of Meadows

The Isle of Meadows (also known as the Isle of Meadow) is a 87-acre (0.35 km2) uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States. It is located along the western side of Staten Island, where Fresh Kills empties into the Arthur Kill. The island is owned by the city of New York. It is now a nature preserve providing important meadow and salt marsh nesting habitat for herons, ibises, and egrets, and is not open to the public. References