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Horse Brook's headwaters were near
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The only remaining traces of Horse Brook today are the mega-blocks on the map that avoided development in the early 20th century. These blocks, which include the sites of Queens Center Mall and LeFrak City, remained vacant until the 1960s. A small park called
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871:Long Island
844:Lemon Creek
832:Fresh Kills
747:Bronx River
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603:LeRoy's Bay
514:Raritan Bay
477:Jamaica Bay
472:Great Kills
449:Gowanus Bay
358:Arthur Kill
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240:January 21,
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1096:See also:
900:Goose Pond
890:Bowne Lake
864:reservoirs
668:Alley Pond
613:Pelham Bay
568:Little Bay
558:Bowery Bay
545:East River
504:Newark Bay
492:Mill Basin
389:East River
384:Bronx Kill
377:Intra-city
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849:New Creek
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169:March 12,
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1092:italics
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