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Notable locations in Brooklyn: Grand Army Plaza (A), Canarsie Pier (B), Thirtyninth Street Pier (C), Cadman Plaza (D), Flatbush Avenue Terminal (E), Fiftyseventh Street Pier (F), Thirtyfirst Street Pier (G), Brooklyn Yacht Club (H), Pier A (I), Pier 7 (J), Pier 6 (K), Pier 5 (L), Pier 46 (M), Pier 44 (N), Bergen Beach Yacht Club (O), Pier 41 (P), Pier 4 (Q), Pier 39 (R), Pier 3 (S), Pier 2 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brooklyn include: Visitation Monastery (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Temple Beth-El (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Quaker Cemetery (1), National Cemetery (2), Canarsie Cemetery (3), Salem Field Cemetery (4), Cemetery of the Evergreens (5), Cemetery of the Holy Cross (6), Trinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Prospect Park Lake (A), Old Swale Marsh (B), Elders Point Marsh (C), Stony Creek Marsh (D), Christianpol Marsh (E), Pumpkin Patch Marsh (F), Duck Point Marshes (G), Nestepol Marsh (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Betts Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Coney Island Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Fresh Creek (E), Gerritsen Creek (F), Shell Bank Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brooklyn include: Whitman Park (1), Cooper Park (2), Drier Offerman Park (3), Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (4), Brooklyn Marine Park (5), Dyker Beach Park (6), Brower Park (7), Amersfort Park (8), Floyd Bennett Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Plumb Beach (A), Canarsie Beach (B), Coney Island Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Brooklyn Museum of Art (200 Eastern Parkway) (1), Brooklyn Children's Museum (145 Brooklyn Av) (2), Brooklyn Community Access (Museums; 57 Rockwell Place) (3), Doll Toy Museum of New York City (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 157 Montague Street) (4), Historic Hudson Valley (Historical Places & Services; Montgomery Place) (5), Parker's Box (Art Museums; 193 Grand Street) (6), New York Aquarium (Aquariums; W 8th St And Surf Avenue) (7), GORP (Recreation Areas; 234 Berkeley Place) (8), U S GOVT - Interior Dept- NATL Park Svce- Unit Superintendent- Breezy Point Jamaica Bay (Recreation Areas; Gateway National Rec) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Allstate Promotions (199 Lee Avenue) (1), Atlantic Mills Inc (14 53rd Street) (2), Brooklyn Motor Inn (140 Hamilton Avenue) (3), Union Street B And B (405 Union St) (4), Bello Travel Service (2986 Fulton Street) (5), Bay Family Ctr (3154 Emmons Av) (6), Crown Linen Inc (311 Kingston Avenue) (7), Ambratour Travel (173 6th Street Suite 101) (8), Alexander Associates (2607 Nostrand Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: N Y City - Probation Dept- Tty Ttd- Brooklyn Adult Court Services - Brooklyn Adult Serv (345 Adams Street) (1), Supreme Court Information - Civic Cntr (Civic Centre) (2), N Y City - Courts- Surrogates Court - Accounting And Miscellaneous (2 Johnson Street) (3), National Labor Relations Bd - Region (29 Court Street # 16) (4), United States Government - Us District Court Edny- Bankruptcy Court Judges- Broo (225 Cadman Plaza East) (5), United States Government - Us District Court Edny- Bankruptcy Court- General Informa (75 Clinton Street) (6), New York State - Courts- Applellate Term Supreme Court 2nd- Department 2Nd & 11th 9Th & 10T (111 Livingston Street) (7), United States Government - Us District Court Edny- Professional Se Of (625 Fulton Street) (8), New York State - Grievance Committee for 2nd & 11th Judicial District (335 Adams Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooklyn and their reported violations in the past:
UTA SATMAR BUNGALOW COLONY (Address: 82 LEE AVENUE, Population served: 950, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
CONG. MACHNE SHALVA ZICHRON ZVI DOVID (Population served: 895, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
MACHNE GILA (Population served: 460, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-24-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-24-2002), St Boil Water Order (JUL-24-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-2002)
CONG MACHNE SHALVA (Population served: 425, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
KEHILATH YAKOV AVREICHIM (Address: 638 Bedford Avenue, Population served: 410, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MOSDOS KLAUSENBURG (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
UNITED TALMUDICAL SEMINARY (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
ICHUD HATALMIDIM (Address: 163 Rodney St, Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooklyn that have no violations reported:
- FISCHMANS CHALET 1&2 (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- COUNTRY SIDE ACRES INC (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CORAM GARDEN SHOPPING CTN (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RPD BUNGALOWS (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PINE HILL COTTAGES (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NEW HOLIDAY BUNGALOW INC. (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GLEN WILD HOTEL & C C (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CROWN HEIGHTS BUNGALOW COLONY (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WHITE ROCK BUNGALOW (Population served: 95, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GREEN ACRES BUNGALOWS (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: |  25.1% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: | 13.3% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brooklyn, NY
People in group quarters in Brooklyn
- 10577 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9594 people in nursing homes
- 3654 people in religious group quarters
- 2931 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1708 people in other group homes
- 1655 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 1421 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1303 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 1237 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 1237 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 1029 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 1016 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 796 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 670 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 561 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 294 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 230 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 154 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 142 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 99 people in military barracks, etc.
- 66 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 62 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 50 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 40 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 9 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
Brooklyn compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
Banks with most branches in Brooklyn (2009 data):
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 47 branches. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Capital One, National Association: 28 branches. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Citibank, National Association: 22 branches. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: 19 branches. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Apple Bank for Savings: 15 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $6,856.2 mil, Deposits: $6,190.8 mil, headquarters in Manhasset, NY, positive income, 51 total offices, Holding Company: Apple Financial Holdings, Inc.
- TD Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- HSBC Bank USA, National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2009-01-08: Bank assets: $181,604.1 mil, Deposits: $126,191.2 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, negative income in the last year, 476 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
- New York Community Bank: 7 branches. Info updated 2007-11-30: Bank assets: $30,307.7 mil, Deposits: $13,064.3 mil, headquarters in Westbury, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 179 total offices, Holding Company: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
- 23 other banks with 49 local branches
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Brooklyn, New York
- Marriott-brooklyn, 33 Adams St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Phone: (888) 436-3759
- Brooklyn Motor Inn, 140 Hamilton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11231, Phone: (718) 875-2500, Fax: (718) 222-0858
- Comfort Inn, 3218 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235, Phone: (718) 368-3334, Fax: (718) 368-3963
- Days Inn Brooklyn, 437 39th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232, Phone: (718) 853-4141
- Holiday Inn Express, 625 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone: (718) 797-1133, Fax: (718) 797-1163
- Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn Downtown, 279 Buttler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Phone: (718) 855-9600, Fax: (718) 855-9605
- Quality Inn, 2473 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, Phone: (718) 485-0006, Fax: (718) 485-0003
- Hotel Le Bleu, 370 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone: (718) 625-1500
- 5 other hotels and motels
All 13 fire-safe hotels and motels in Brooklyn, New York
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Brooklyn
| Name | Catholic Church | Muslim Estimate | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Charismatic Churches Independent |
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| Adherents | 58.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 13.2% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.6% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 27.7% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 56.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,897 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.39% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($636 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.16% | | New York average: | 0.24% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,032 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.78% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.08% | | New York average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brooklyn:
- WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
- WWRL (1600 AM; 25 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NY)
- WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brooklyn:
- WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
- WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
- WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
- WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
- WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
- WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
- WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
- WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
- WNYE (91.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
- WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WCBS-FM (101.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
- WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSIA (88.9 FM; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND)
TV broadcast stations around Brooklyn:
- WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
- WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
- WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
- WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
- WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
- W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brooklyn)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Brooklyn, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 172 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 294 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1785 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brooklyn)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Brooklyn)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 126 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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