Brooklyn Heights (New York City, New York)

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Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that was originally Brooklyn Village and, from 1834, the main area of what was the The City of Brooklyn. As of 2000, it had a population of 22,493 people.

It is surrounded on the east by Court Street and Cadman Plaza, on the west by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, on the south by Atlantic Avenue, and on the north by the Brooklyn Bridge. It adjoins the Downtown, Cobble Hill and DUMBO sections. It is the part of Brooklyn closest to Lower Manhattan, directly across the East River, and easily accessible via the Brooklyn Bridge and multiple subway lines.
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Coordinates:   40°41'48"N   73°59'49"W
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