A review by kbrsuperstar
Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names by Leonard Benardo, Jennifer Weiss

3.0

More of a reference book than anything else -- and honestly, I'm not 100% sure where some of these neighborhoods are -- but a fun (if esoteric) read. And it confirmed my notion that Putnam Ave in Bed-Stuy was named for my great(x7)-uncle, Israel Putnam!