Map of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Bay Ridge is a largely middle class neighborhood with many third or fourth generation families living in the area. Originally known as "Yellow Hook" -- a reference to the yellowish soil in the area -- the name was changed in 1853 after an outbreak of yellow fever. The extension of the 4th Avenue (R Train) Subway line into the area in 1915 helped transform Bay Ridge into a middle-class neighborhood.
Our primary source for neighborhood names and locations is the
New York City Department of City Planning. Additional information is from Kenneth Jackson and John B.
Manbeck's book The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Brooklyn by Name by Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss.
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