Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation located in the southwestern part of New York City’s borough of Brooklyn. It is surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights and is one of the posts which the Military District of Washington heads. The original fort was built in 1831 and had additions in the 1870s and 1900s. The base is meant to provide the New York metropolitan area with military support for the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve.

There is provision for military housing on Fort Hamilton apart from the Fort Hamilton Barracks. Furthermore, there are different housing options on base like Colonel’s Row, Doubleday Village, Ocean View (Lower and Upper), and Officers Row. However, if you want to stay off base, there are some friendly neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Dumbo, Greenpoint, and Prospect Heights.

If you are a student on base, you will have to go to schools off base. Luckily, there are a lot of good schools around Brooklyn, such as The Fort Hamilton School, P.S. 229 Dyker, Public School 127, Edward B. Shallow Junior High, Franklin D. Roosevelt Highland, and Fort Hamilton High School. Note that there is a Child Development Center and School Age Center on base.

Brooklyn is a borough in New York City; it is a very populated place with almost 3 million residents. Brooklyn is named after the Dutch village ‘Breukelen’ and borders Long Island and Queens. There are a number of sites that you could visit: the Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Brighton Beach Playground.

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