Once isolated by the BQE, the Columbia Waterfront District is a historic Brooklyn area now experiencing renewal and revitalization.
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Once isolated by the BQE, the Columbia Waterfront District is a historic Brooklyn area now experiencing renewal and revitalization.
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Carroll Gardens, settled first by Irish then Italians, was renamed to preserve community amid change after the 1957 BQE divided the area.
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DeWitt Clinton, NYC mayor and Erie Canal champion, lent his name to Clinton Hill, a historic neighborhood shaped by wealthy residents.
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