NYPD 61st Precinct

USA / New York / Coney Island Avenue, 2575
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The 61st Precinct is located in the south end of Brooklyn. It is a residential area encompassing, Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach. There are 2 New York City Housing complexes.

Gerritsen Beach is located on the Eastside of the Command and named after Wolphert Gerritsen, a settler there before the Revolutionary War. Gravesend, the word comes from two Anglo-Saxon words meaning: at the end of a grove of trees. It was named after the English seaport of Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent.

Manhattan Beach, a seaside resort named after Manhattan in the 19th Century, is a fashionable residential area located across Sheepshead Bay.

Kings Highway, named after King George III of England, was an old Indian path and one of the first highways of the borough.

2575 Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, 11223
(718) 627-6611

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Coordinates:   40°35'38"N   73°57'37"W

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