Wingate, Brooklyn
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Wingate is a neighborhood in the north central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is east of Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and south of Crown Heights, and is bounded by Empire Boulevard, Troy Avenue, Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue.[1] The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 9.[2]
The area was originally known as Pig Town, and was renamed in the 1950s after the construction of General Wingate High School.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jackosn, Kenneth T., The Encyclopedia of New York City, Yale University Press, 1995, p. 1267.
- ^ Brooklyn Community Boards, New York City. Accessed December 31, 2007.
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