Friday, May 25, 2012

Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York, New York

horse stable borders canal
improbable expansive lawn
improbable pool sighting
note moorings


Gerritsen Beach lies between Sheepshead Bay and the Brooklyn Marine Park (Brooklyn's largest Park), home to a wetland habitat.  Many houses lie along creeks (Shell Bank Creek) and canals with large marinas and even a horse corral.  Yet again, this does not look and feel like Brooklyn.  Long-standing residents of Irish descent refer to the community as being cois farraige, which is an Irish language phrase meaning "by the sea."

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