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Bronze Cross This is awarded by the Chief of Staff, AFP Commanders of Major Services, AFPWSSUs, Area Commands, Division/Brigade or their equivalent in the PAF and in the PN to military and civilian personnel of the AFP and Armed Forces of friendly foreign nations for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
Bronze Lion The Bronze Lion (Dutch: Bronzen Leeuw) is a Royal Dutch award, intended for servicemen who have shown extreme bravery and leadership in battle favouring The Netherlands, in some special cases it can however be awarded to Dutch or foreign civilians.
Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St.
Bronze of Levante Bronze of Levante (Spanish: Bronce de Levante) is the name of the proto-Iberian culture extending approximately by the Land of Valencia in the 2nd milennium BCE. It is contemporary of the culture of El Argar by which it is strongly influenced.
Bronze race Bronze race (Spanish: raza de bronce) is a term used by early 20th century Latin American writers of the indigenista and americanista schools to refer to the mestizo race that arose in America with the arrival of European (particularly Spanish) colonisers and their intermingling with the New World's indigenous Native American peoples.
Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. When awarded for bravery, it is the fourth-highest combat award of the U.
Bronze whaler The copper shark, bronze whaler, or narrowtooth shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus, is a large shark of the Carcharhinidae family, found in subtropical seas and oceans worldwide, except the eastern coast of North America and the northern Indian Ocean. Their length is up to about 3.
Bronze wool Bronze wool is a bundle of very fine bronze filaments, used in finishing and repair work to polish wood or metal objects. Bronze wool is similar to steel wool, but is used in its place to avoid some problems associated with broken filaments: steel rusts quickly, especially in a marine environment.
Bronzefield (HM Prison) HM Prison Bronzefield at Ashford, middlesex, England has been designed specifically to reflect women prisoners' needs. Opened in June 2004 to accommodate 450 women, it includes a mother and baby unit and a special section for women with behavioural problems.
Bronzeware script Bronzeware script (Chinese: 金文; pinyin: jīn wén or Chinese: 鐘鼎文; pinyin: zhōng dǐng wén) is a family of scripts found on Chinese bronzes such as zhong (bells) and ding (tripods), since bronze artifacts with Chinese characters span many centuries and they have been found in many areas of China. Jinwen characters are sometimes irregular in shape; that is, they are not as regular in shape or size as modern Chinese characters are.
Bronzewing pigeon The bronzewing pigeons are a group of pigeons native to Australia which have distinctive iridescent wing patches that appear bronze or green-brown in dull light, but flash in many bright colours in the sun as the bird moves.
Bronzewood Lodge In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Bronzewood Lodge is an ancient megalithic structure hosting a small enclave of druids, rangers, and nature priests located near Diamond Lake in the Cairn Hills. The Lodge is a twelve-chambered structure consisting of piled megaliths covered by earth.
Bronzing Bronzing is a process by which a bronze-like surface is imparted to objects of metal, plaster, wood, &c. On metals a green bronze color is sometimes produced by the action of such substances as vinegar, dilute nitric acid and sal ammoniac.
Bronzite Bronzite is a member of the pyroxene group of minerals, belonging with enstatite and hypersthene to the orthorhombic series of the group. Rather than a distinct species, it is really a ferriferous variety of enstatite, which owing to partial alteration has acquired a bronze-like sub-metallic luster on the cleavage surfaces.
Brood (comics) The Brood are a race of insect-like, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings that has appeared in many Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #155 (March 1982).
Brood parasite Brood parasites are a sub-category of kleptoparasites occurring among birds, fish or insects, that lay their eggs in the nests of other species to be raised by the host. This relieves the parent parasites from the investment of rearing young or building nests, enabling them to feed only themselves, and to lay more eggs.
Brood X Brood X (brood 10) is one of thirty broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States. Brood X tunnels to the surface of the ground by the masses every 17 years, to lay eggs and die off in several weeks.
Brooch A brooch (also known as broach or in ancient times, a fibula) is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material.
Brook (One Piece) Brook (ブルック)One Piece Chapter 442 is a fictional character from the anime and manga series, One Piece. Known as the "Gentleman Skeleton", he is one of the cursed pirates inhabiting the Florian Triangle region of the Grand Line.
Brook Berringer Brook Warren Berringer (July 9, 1973 - April 18, 1996) was a quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team in the mid-1990s. Berringer came to Nebraska from Goodland, Kansas and played a back-up role to Tommie Frazier.
Brook Farm Brook Farm, a transcendentalist Utopian experiment, was put into practice by transcendentalist former Unitarian minister George Ripley and his wife Sophia Ripley at a farm in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, at that time nine miles from Boston. The community, in operation from 1841 to 1847, was inspired by the socialist concepts of Charles Fourier.
Brook Fordyce Brook Fordyce born (May 7, 1970 in New London, Connecticut) is a former major league catcher who played for the New York Mets (1995), Cincinnati Reds (1996-1998), Chicago White Sox (1999-2000), Baltimore Orioles (2000-2003), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004).
Brook lamprey The Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri, also known as the European brook lamprey and the Western brook lamprey) is a jawless fish found in the European part of the Atlantic Ocean, the northwest Mediterranean, and on the European continent. It is blind and toothless for up to six years, and consumes algae and other organic matter.
Brook of Egypt The Brook of Egypt is the name used in certain English translations of the Bible for the Hebrew Nachal Mitzrayim ("River of Egypt") used for the river defining the westernmost border of the Land of Israel. Popular Bible commentaries identify it with Wadi El-Arish although the identification is problematic.
Brook of Sorek The Brook of Sorek, also called the Valley of Sorek, (in Hebrew "נחל שורק" naḥal soreq), mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Hebrew Bible, is probably a point on the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites.
Brook rearrangement The Brook rearrangement in organic chemistry is a rearrangement reaction in which a organosilyl group switches position with a hydroxyl proton over a carbon to oxygen covalent bond under the influence of a base . The reaction product is a silyl ether.
Brook Street Brook Street is one of the principal streets on the Grosvenor Estate in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. It was developed in the first half of the 18th century and runs from Hanover Square to Grosvenor Square.
Brook Watson Sir Brook Watson, Bart., (11 February 1735 – 2 October 1807) was a British merchant, soldier and one-time Lord Mayor of London who was perhaps most famous for being the subject of Watson and the Shark, a painting by John Singleton Copley which depicted the shark attack on Watson as a boy.
Brookdale Community College Brookdale Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year public community college in Lincroft, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Since its inception in 1967, Brookdale Community College has offered access to quality education throughout Monmouth County.
Brooke Adams (model) Brooke Adams (born December 4, 1984) is an American model and professional wrestling valet, where she is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its ECW brand as well as farm territory Deep South Wrestling.
Brooke Allison Brooke Allison (born Brooke Allison Adams, on September 26, 1986 in Lampass, Fort Worth, Texas, United States) is an american pop singer who got notable in the early 2000s with her minor hit "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)". The song included a sample of the AOL sign off audio ("Goodbye").
Brooke Anderson Brooke Victoria Anderson is a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and serves as a correspondent and regular co-host for Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News. Based in CNN's Los Angeles bureau, Anderson joined the network in July 2000.
Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Health Services Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center.
Brooke Astor Brooke Astor (born March 30, 1902) is an American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband. She also is a novelist and has written two volumes of memoirs.
Brooke Brodack Brooke Allison "Brookers" Brodack (born April 7, 1986, in Putnam, Connecticut) is a viral video maker, believed to be the first performer to have been discovered on the YouTube website and offered a contract from the mainstream media.She began posting her short comedic videos on YouTube in September 2005.
Brooke Burns Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. She starred in North Shore, a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005.
Brooke Gladstone Brooke Gladstone is the editor and co-host of National Public Radio's weekend show, On the Media. A co-winner of two Peabody awards for broadcast excellence, she is a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post and Slate.
Brooke Greenberg Brooke Greenberg (born January 8, 1993) is a 14-year-old girl (as of 2007) who has not aged physically or mentally and looks like an average six to twelve-month-old. Her medical condition has never been diagnosed.
Brooke Harman Brooke Harman (born August 18, 1985) is an Australian actress. Born in Orange County, California and moving to Brisbane, Queensland as a young child, her first television role was at age 11 on the children's television series The Wayne Manifesto.
Brooke Howard-Smith Brooke Howard-Smith (born October 1972) is a New Zealand broadcaster, featuring on radio and TV3's Target consumer affairs' show. He is also the co-founder of the Poynter streetwear label, and continues to have a following among the skateboarding community in the US and Canada.
Brooke Knapp Brooke Knapp (b. unknown), is an American aviator, entrepreneur and Realtor, best known for setting or breaking more than 100 world aviation speed records including the fastest speed around the world in a civilian jet aircraft in a Gulfstream III.
Brooke Logan Brooke Logan Forrester Forrester Chambers Forrester Forrester Jones Forrester Forrester Forrester Marone is a fictional character in the US Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed since the show's premiere in 1987 by actress Katherine Kelly Lang.
Brooke McEldowney Brooke McEldowney is the creator of two popular comic strips, Pibgorn and the award-winning 9 Chickweed Lane. 9 Chickweed Lane has been syndicated by United Media since 1993, won Best Newspaper Comic at the 2006 National Cartoonists Society Awards, and has one published collection called Hallmarks of Felinity, while Pibgorn has been developed strictly as an online comic strip.
Brooke Stephens Brooke Stephens is an actress who briefly portrayed the Star Trek: Voyager character Naomi Wildman for only two episodes (as an infant) - Nemesis and Mortal Coil, the former for which she was uncredited as a voice actress. She was replaced by Scarlett Pomers.
Brooke Weston College Brooke Weston College is a high achieving City Technology College situated in Great Oakley near Corby in Northamptonshire. The College serves approximately 1200 11-18 year olds and students living in Corby, Kettering and the surrounding villages are eligible to apply to attend.
Brooke Wilberger Brooke Carol Wilberger (born February 20, 1985 in Fresno, California) is a woman who is believed to have been abducted from Corvallis, Oregon on the morning of May 24, 2004. A freshman at Brigham Young University in Utah, she was cleaning lamp posts in the parking lot of the Oak Park Apartments on the edge of the Oregon State University campus while on summer break at the time of her disappearance.
Brooke Wilkins Brooke Wilkins (born June 6, 1974) is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is a pitcher for the national team.
Brookeborough Brookeborough (Achadh Lon) is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was formerly known as Aghalun and lies between Enniskillen and Belfast just off the A4 trunk road, approximately five miles from the County Tyrone boundary.
Brooketon Brooketon was a coal mine and settlement situated near the present-day port of Muara, Brunei and was named after the White Rajahs of Sarawak. it is situated close to a hill known as pulau chermin (hill of mirrors) due to the exposed coal face which reflects sunlight.
Brookeville, Maryland Brookeville is a town located two miles north of Olney in northeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, which was formally incorporated in 1808. Georgia Avenue (MD State Highway 97), which originates in Washington, D.
Brookfield Academy Brookfield Academy is a non-sectarian, private K-12 school in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Brookfield Academy embraces traditional educational methods and promotes character education through the use of its "Five Stars": Truth, Character, Heritage, Intellect, and Individuality.
Brookfield Asset Management Brookfield Asset Management (, ) is a Canadian asset management company that focuses its activities on industry sectors that require substantial amounts of capital. These sectors include real estate, natural resources, energy and financial services.
Brookfield East High School Brookfield East High School is a comprehensive four year public secondary school located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Elmbrook School District and is accredited by the North Central Association.
Brookfield Road (Ottawa) Brookfield Road (Ottawa Road #51) is a short, but important connecting street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive (as a continuation of Hog's Back Road through lands owned by the National Capital Commission) past Brookfield High School to the Airport Parkway, and then in a separate segment as a local road in a residential area for some distance toward Bank Street.
BrookGPU BrookGPU is the Stanford University Graphics group's compiler and runtime implementation of the Brook stream programming language for using modern graphics hardware for non-graphical, or general purpose computations. Use of Graphics Processing Unit (or GPU) for doing non-graphical or general purpose calculations is also abbreviated as GPGPU, or General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit.
Brookhaven Hospital Brookhaven Hospital is an establishment in the Silent Hill survival horror games and the 2006 film, which is primarily run as a mental institution. After a plague epidemic and the abandonment of the town, it was repopulated in the 1860s as a penal colony and Brookhaven hospital and Toluca Prison were founded as the American Civil War broke out.
Brookhurst Junior High School Brookhurst Junior High School is a junior high school serving children in grades 7 to 8 in Anaheim, California since 1956. Brookhurst is one of eight junior high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District.
Brookings effect The Brookings effect, also known as the "Chetco effect", is a weather pattern that occasionally occurs along the southern Oregon Coast in the United States. It is named after Brookings, Oregon, a city just a few miles north of the California border.
Brookings Report The Brookings Report is the informal name for a study commissioned from the Brookings Institution by NASA officials in 1960. The document was formally called Proposed Studies on the Implications of Peaceful Space Activities for Human Affairs.
Brooklands Brooklands is a disused motor racing circuit built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. The brainchild of Hugh Locke-King, it was opened on June 17 1907 and was the first custom-built banked motor race circuit in the world.
Brooklands Christian Guest Home Brooklands Christian Guest Home is situated in Coonoor at an altitude of 1850 metres above sea level in the The Nilgiris District of Tamilnadu, South India. It is a full-board residential guest home operated by a Protestant trust mainly to provide a place of rest and relaxation to Evangelical Protestant missionaries on the field.
Brooklawn Middle School Brooklawn Middle School is a middle school located in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, and is part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Brooklawn has a population of over 900 students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
Brooklime Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) is a succulent herb belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It grows on the margins of brooks and ditches in the British Isles, and is also a native of Europe, North Africa and north and western Asia.
Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It borders Newton (part of Middlesex County) on the southwest and Boston (part of Suffolk County) in all other directions, so it is not contiguous with any other part of Norfolk County.
Brooklyn Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. An independent city until its consolidation into New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough, with nearly 2.
Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation The Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation was a subsidiary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation that operated streetcars in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States (as well as into Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge). It was created in 1929 to operate these routes, which had previously been operated by the BMT directly; its operations were transferred to the New York City Board of Transportation in 1940, and to the New York City Transit Authority in 1956.
Brooklyn Amity School Brooklyn Amity School (Amity to the students) is a private school that was founded in 1999 by Turkish Businessmen. Brooklyn Amity School's main goal as stated on their website is as follows: "Our main goal is to provide the opportunity for a quality education to meet the varied intellectual, cultural, physical, social and emotional needs of each child so that he/she may become an independent, responsible and productive citizen.
Brooklyn Army Terminal The Brooklyn Army Terminal consists of large complex of piers, docks, warehouses, cranes, railroad sidings and cargo loading equipment. The terminal was responsible for shipment of army equipment and personnel overseas.
Brooklyn August Brooklyn August is a poem by Stephen King that first appeared in Io magazine and was later republished as part of his short story collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes. It also pairs with another story in that collection, Head Down.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn Borough Hall was designed in 1835 and completed in 1849 to be used as the City Hall of the City of Brooklyn. In January 1898 the independent City of Brooklyn was annexed into the City of New York and Kings County became the Borough of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BCG) is a botanical garden located next to Prospect Park near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Founded in 1910, the 52 acre (210,000 m²) garden includes a cherry tree esplanade, a one acre (4,000 m²) rose garden, a Japanese hill and pond garden, a fragrance garden for the blind, a water lily pond esplanade, several conservatories, a rock garden, a native flora garden, a bonsai tree collection, and children's gardens and discovery exhibits.
Brooklyn Bottling Group The Brooklyn Bottling Group is one of the largest independently owned beverage and food company in the United States. Founded by Jack Miller in 1936, the company started out by selling seltzers and syrups door to door in Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Brooklyn Bounce The Brooklyn Bounce is a German music duo consisting of Matthias Menck and Dennis Bohn. Founded in 1996, Brooklyn Bounce has produced a lot of dance music in the areas of euro trance and garage house under a number of pseudonyms.
Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge), one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Brooklyn Bridge (TV series) Brooklyn Bridge was an American television show (1991–1993, on CBS) about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the 1950s. The show's premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer Gary David Goldberg of Family Ties fame.
Brooklyn Bridge Shooting The Brooklyn Bridge Shooting was an incident that took place on March 1 1994, when Lebanese-born Rashid Baz, armed with a Glock 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol and a 9-millimeter Cobray machine gun, shot on a van carrying members of the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish sect on the Brooklyn Bridge. Four students were injured in the attack, two seriously with gunshot wounds to the head.
Brooklyn class cruiser The Brooklyn class cruisers were seven light cruisers of the United States Navy which served during World War II. Armed with 5 (three forward, two aft) triple turret mounted 6 inch guns, they were all commissioned during 1937 and 1938 in the time between the start of the war in Asia and before the outbreak of war in Europe.
Brooklyn City Rail Road The Brooklyn City Rail Road (BCRR) was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars (horsecars and later trolleys) in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898.
Brooklyn Comets The Brooklyn Comets are an expansion team for the American Basketball Association (ABA) in Brooklyn, New York. The team began play as the Brooklyn Wonders and was owned by Leigh Sutton and their general manager was Ron Eford.
Brooklyn Community Board 1 Brooklyn Community Board 1 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Flushing Avenue, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside, and Southside. It is delimited by the Newtown Creek and Queens Borough line on the east, Flushing and Kent Avenue on the south, as well as by the East River on the west.
Brooklyn Community Board 10 Brooklyn Community Board 10 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Fort Hamilton. It is delimited by Upper New York Bay on the west, Bay Ridge R.
Brooklyn Community Board 11 Brooklyn Community Board 11 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, and Bensonhurst. It is delimited by Bay 8th Street and 14th Street on the west, 61st Street on the north, MacDonald Avenue on the east, as well as by Avenue U and Gravesend Bay on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 12 Brooklyn Community Board 12 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, and Midwood. It is delimited by 61st Street on the west, 8th Avenue, 37th Street and Caton Avenue on the north, Coney Island Avenue, 18th Street, MacDonald Avenue and Long Island Rail Road on the east, as well as by Avenue P on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 13 Brooklyn Community Board 13 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, and Seagate. It is delimited by Gravesend Bay on the west, 26th Avenue, 86th Street, Avenue Y on the north, Coney Island Avenue and Corbin Place on the east, as well as by Lower New York Bay on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 14 Brooklyn Community Board 14 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, and Ocean Parkway. It is delimited by Coney Island Avenue, the Long Island Rail Road, MacDonald Avenue, Avenue F and 18th Avenue on the west, Parkside Avenue on the north, Bedford Avenue, Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue on the east, as well as by Kings Highway and Avenue P on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 15 Brooklyn Community Board 15 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, East Gravesend, Madison, Homecrest, and Plum Beach. It is delimited by Corbin Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue Y, 86th street, Avenue U and MacDonald Avenue, Avenue P and Kings Highway on the north, Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east, as well as by the Atlantic Ocean on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 16 Brooklyn Community Board 16 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Brownsville and Ocean Hill. It is delimited by East 98th street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Saratoga Avenue on the west, Broadway on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 17 Brooklyn Community Board 17 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village. It is delimited by East 32nd street, Glenwood street, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th street on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 18 Brooklyn Community Board 18 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, and Mill Island. It is delimited by Nostrand Avenue on the west, the Long Island Rail Road on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue and Louisiana Avenue on the east, as well as by Shore Parkway on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 2 Brooklyn Community Board 2 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Fulton Ferry, and Clinton Hill. It is delimited by East River on the west and the north, by Kent and Classon Avenues on the east, as well as by Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street, 4th Avenue, Warren and Court Streets on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 3 Brooklyn Community Board 3 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights, and Ocean Hill. It is delimited by Classon Avenue on the west, Flushing Avenue, Broadway and Saratoga Avenue on the north, by Kent and Classon Avenues on the east, as well as by Atlantic Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 4 Brooklyn Community Board 4 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Bushwick and Ridgewood. It is delimited by Broadway on the west, Flushing Avenue on the north, the Queens Borough line and Vermont Avenue on the east, as well as by Highland Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 5 Brooklyn Community Board 5 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line, and Starrett City. It is delimited by Van Sinderen Avenue on the east, the Queens Borough line on the north and on the east, as well as by the Gateway National Recreation Area, Louisiana and Stanley Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 6 Brooklyn Community Board 6 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, and Cobble Hill. It is delimited by Upper New York Bay and East River on the west, Atlantic Avenue, Court Street, 4th Avenue, Warren and Pacific Street on the north, Prospect Park on the east, as well as by the 15th Street and the Gowanus Canal on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 7 Brooklyn Community Board 7 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace. It is delimited by Gowanus Bay on the west, 15th Street and Prospect Park South West on the north, Caton Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 37th Street and 8th Avenue on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road and Bay Ridge R.
Brooklyn Community Board 8 Brooklyn Community Board 8 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville. It is delimited by Flatbush Avenue on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east, as well as by New York Avenue, Rochester Avenue and Eastern Parkway on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 9 Brooklyn Community Board 9 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights Gardens, and Wingate. It is delimited by Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue on the west, Eastern Parkway on the north, Rochester, East New York and Utica Avenues on the east, as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is one of three terminals for ocean-going cruise ships in the metropolitan New York City area. Located in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York, the terminal opened on May 2, 2006, with the arrival of the RMS Queen Mary 2.
Brooklyn Cyclones The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team in the short season single "A" New York - Penn League, affiliated with the New York Mets. The Cyclones play at KeySpan Park just off the boardwalk on Coney Island.
Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943.

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