About the
​Brooklyn Neighborhood

  1. About the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​The Brooklyn neighborhood bordered the International Neighborhood (until the destruction of the International Neighborhood caused by the installation of Waterbury's famed "Mix-Master" highway system.
    2. Brooklyn is currently bounded roughly by the City of Waterbury's Borough of Naugatuck, the Town Plot Hill neighborhood, South Main Street, the Bristol neighborhood, and the Platts Mills neighborhood 
  2. History of the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​The Brooklyn section of Waterbury was so-named due to its similarity to New York City's Brooklyn; Viewing the City from Brooklyn proper, one must look over and beyond the City's most major river, the Naugatuck River.​
      1. ​It is unknown if the naming of Brooklyn was initiated by any of the several Waterbury men who served in the Revolutionary War in 1777 at Brooklyn New York under Colonel Baldwin.
    2. The earliest known reference to Brooklyn is indicated in 1733.
  3. ​Other Names for the Brooklyn Neighborhood
  4. Streets in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​3rd Street
    2. 4th Street
    3. 5th Street
    4. 6th Street
    5. 7th Street
    6. Band Street
    7. Brewery Street
    8. ​Charles Street
    9. Eagle Street
    10. Lafayette Street
    11. Porter Street
    12. Railroad Hill Street
    13. South 5th Street
    14. South Leonard Highway
    15. South Leonard Street
    16. Washington Avenue # 1
    17. Washington Avenue # 2
    18. Washington Avenue # 3
    19. Washington Avenue Extension
    20. Wilson Street #1
    21. Wilson Street #2
  5. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Highlights
    1. Saint John's Church
  6. Safety in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Brooklyn was once known as the safest neighborhood in Waterbury
    2. Brooklyn is now known as a largely unsafe neighborhood
      1. ​partly due to the high concentration of apartments, which causes
        1. ​a higher-than-normal attrition of residents
        2. a lacking of pride-of-ownership
        3. disconnected residents
        4. the attraction of lower-income residents who are less interested in, and less able to, contributing in a positive way to the neighborhood
      2. ​partly due to the destruction of the neighborhood buildings, culture, and vibe at the construction of the Mix-Master which dissected the neighborhood
      3. partly due to the dilution of the once-monogamous Lithuanian population
  7. Parks in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. Lieutenant Vincent L. Riddick & Lisa Stokes Velez Park
  8. Water in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Naugatuck River
  9. Demographic Profile of the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Brooklyn is largely comprised of apartment dwellers
    2. Brooklyn has a relatively high Hispanic population relative to the rest of the City of Waterbury.
    3. Income levels in Brooklyn are among the lowest in the City of Waterbury
    4. Traditionally, Brooklyn is known for it's very high population of descendants of Lithuania.
  10. Business in Brooklyn (partial list)
  11. Features of the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Steep hills, level land, river, highways, historic cemetery, historic church, historic school, monument
  12. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Association
    1. ​The Brooklyn Neighborhood Association exists, but has been operating without a president since December of 2016
    2. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Association meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, and generally attract around 10 people.​
  13. Partners and Supporters of the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Brooklyn Athletic Club
      1. ​Founded in 1939
      2. The oldest organization of it's kind [at that time] in all of Connecticut
    2. Brooklyn Neighborhood Association
    3. Waterbury Neighborhood Council
  14. Noteworthy People from the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. ​Vincent L. Riddick
      1. Born: March 26th, 1968
      2. Died: November 23rd, 2010
      3. ​Waterbury Police Lieutenant
      4. Life-long Waterbury Resident
      5. Graduate:
        1. Wallace Middle School
        2. Kennedy High School
        3. Western Connecticut State University
          1. B.S. in Criminal Justice 
    2. ​Lisa Stokes Velez
      1. ​Waterbury Community Advocate
      2. Brooklyn Neighborhood Advocate
      3. Instrumental in the conversion of a Brooklyn brownfield into a park
      4. President of the Brooklyn Neighborhood Association
      5. Vice-President of the Waterbury Neighborhood Council
  15. Significant Structures in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
    1. Memorial to the 29 Victims of the Great Flood of 1955
    2. Historic Riverside Cemetery
    3. ​Waterbury's "Mix-Master" highway intersection
      1. Which, for many decades, was known as the most complicated intersection in the world
    4. Connecticut State Highway Route 8
  16. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Online
    1. ​There is no known online presence to specifically represent the Brooklyn Neighborhood
  17. Map of the Brooklyn Neighborhood​
    1. See the map herein.

Brooklyn
Archived News

​South End District
Brooklyn Neighborhood
Police: CT convicted felon found with gun, ammo, heroin and crack
Hartford Courant; article; 2024.03.29

South End District
Brooklyn Neighborhood
​Woman arrested for death of 1-year-old relative
NBCConnecticut; article; 2023.10.25

South End District
Brooklyn Neighborhood
Waterbury police seek missing teenage girl
(wfsb.com); picture, article; 2023.03.30
South End District
Brooklyn Neighborhood
​2nd Annual Laetare Irish Parish Dinner at Saint Patricks | Saint Patrick Oratory - Institute of Christ the King, Waterbury, CT | March 18, 2023 (happeningnext.com)
WaterburyLife.com