Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel $58 million. Detailed plans for the tunnel were released in May 1936. The project now consisted of a $60.3 million twin-tube bore from Red Hook, Brooklyn, to the Battery, Manhattan, as well as a $2.3 million bridge over the Gowanus Canal. The city approved these plans in January 1936. One civic group wanted to plan for future traffic volumes, so it asked the city to conduct further studies of the Brooklyn-Manhattan tunnel project. The tunnel was officially renamed the "Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel" in July 1936. In November of that year, Brooklyn Borough President Raymond Ingersoll and New York City Parks commissioner
Brooklyn College Academy Brooklyn College Academy Brooklyn College Academy is a high school located in Brooklyn, New York City, New York in the New York City Department of Education. A double sited school, it serves grades 9–12. Brooklyn College Academy was ranked second (tied with Benjamin Banneker Academy) for highest graduation rate in the borough of Brooklyn, with 97% of students graduating on time. It provides children with an early college program, which ensures that they get college credit while they are still in high school. Brooklyn College Academy, founded in 1986 in a partnership between the then Board of Education and Brooklyn