Brooklyn
Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn carries traffic north and south between Grand Army Plaza40°40′30″N 73°58′11″W / 40.675°N 73.96972°W / 40.675; -73.96972 and Flushing Avenue at the Vanderbilt Avenue gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.40°41′52″N 73°58′14.5″W / 40.69778°N 73.970694°W / 40.69778; -73.970694
This avenue serves the neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Prospect Heights. Landmarks include the old Public School 9 building at the corner of Sterling Place, and Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School at Greene Avenue.
The B69 bus, which replaced a streetcar line in 1950, runs on this avenue on weekdays. There were also two now-demolished subway stations on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Fulton Street Line built here.
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