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| image_alt = At Hart Place, just south of the [[Coney Island Creek]] bridge |
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| owner = [[Government of New York City|City of New York]] |
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| direction_a = Northwest |
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| terminus_a = Poly Place/14th Avenue in [[Bath Beach, Brooklyn|Bath Beach]] |
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| terminus_b = Neptune Avenue/West 17th Street in [[Coney Island]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Cropsey Avenue''' is a major street in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. It generally runs northwest-southeast, from Poly Place/14th Avenue in [[Bath Beach, Brooklyn|Bath Beach]] to Neptune Avenue/West 17th Street in [[Coney Island]]. It forms the northeastern boundary of [[Calvert Vaux Park|Dreier-Offerman Park]]. |
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Cropsey Avenue intersects the [[Belt Parkway]] at exits 6-N and 6-S. South of its bridge crossing [[Coney Island Creek]], Cropsey Avenue continues as West 17th Street at Neptune Avenue. For about half of its length (south of 23rd Avenue), Cropsey Avenue has a [[Central reservation|central median]], making it a [[dual carriageway|divided highway]]/[[boulevard]]. |
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The street is named for the Cropsey family, one of the first to settle in [[New Utrecht, Brooklyn|New Utrecht]].<ref name="how">Benardo |
The street is named for the Cropsey family, one of the first to settle in [[New Utrecht, Brooklyn|New Utrecht]].<ref name="how">{{cite book |last1=Benardo |first1=Leonard |last2=Weiss |first2=Jennifer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdCL5VWmM4MC&pg=PA141 |title=Brooklyn by name |page=141 |publisher=NY Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0814799468}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EQAVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA414 Speir v. Town of New Utrecht] (New York Court of Appeals, 1890)</ref> |
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==Public transportation== |
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Cropsey Avenue is served by the following [[New York City Bus]] routes: |
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* The [[B6 (New York City bus)|B6]] runs northbound from 26th Avenue to Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, but is out of service from 25th Avenue to Bay 37th Street to change its direction to Canarsie or East New York. |
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* The [[B8 (New York City bus)|B8]] serves the corridor north of 18th Avenue. |
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* The [[B82 (New York City bus)|B82]] serves the corridor south of Bay Parkway, with all [[Select Bus Service]] short-turning at Bay 37th Street. |
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*The entire corridor is served by select [[X28 (New York City bus)|X28]] and [[X38 (New York City bus)|X38]] buses to/from Sea Gate. All midday and weekend morning buses short-turn at Canal Avenue. |
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Additionally, the [[New York City Subway]]'s [[BMT West End Line]] ({{NYCS trains|West End}}) runs parallel to Cropsey Avenue, three blocks northeast on 86th Street, between [[18th Avenue (BMT West End Line)|18th Avenue]] and [[25th Avenue (BMT West End Line)|25th Avenue]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 21 August 2024
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 At Hart Place, just south of the Coney Island Creek bridge | |
| Owner | City of New York |
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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York City |
| Northwest end | Poly Place/14th Avenue in Bath Beach |
| Southeast end | Neptune Avenue/West 17th Street in Coney Island |
Cropsey Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York City. It generally runs northwest-southeast, from Poly Place/14th Avenue in Bath Beach to Neptune Avenue/West 17th Street in Coney Island. It forms the northeastern boundary of Dreier-Offerman Park.
Cropsey Avenue intersects the Belt Parkway at exits 6-N and 6-S. South of its bridge crossing Coney Island Creek, Cropsey Avenue continues as West 17th Street at Neptune Avenue. For about half of its length (south of 23rd Avenue), Cropsey Avenue has a central median, making it a divided highway/boulevard.
The street is named for the Cropsey family, one of the first to settle in New Utrecht.[1][2]
Public transportation
[edit]Cropsey Avenue is served by the following New York City Bus routes:
- The B6 runs northbound from 26th Avenue to Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, but is out of service from 25th Avenue to Bay 37th Street to change its direction to Canarsie or East New York.
- The B8 serves the corridor north of 18th Avenue.
- The B82 serves the corridor south of Bay Parkway, with all Select Bus Service short-turning at Bay 37th Street.
- The entire corridor is served by select X28 and X38 buses to/from Sea Gate. All midday and weekend morning buses short-turn at Canal Avenue.
Additionally, the New York City Subway's BMT West End Line (D train) runs parallel to Cropsey Avenue, three blocks northeast on 86th Street, between 18th Avenue and 25th Avenue.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cropsey Avenue (Brooklyn).
- ^ Benardo, Leonard; Weiss, Jennifer (2006). Brooklyn by name. NY Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0814799468.
- ^ Speir v. Town of New Utrecht (New York Court of Appeals, 1890)
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