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Wingate is a neighborhood in the north central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is bordered by Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the west, Crown Heights to the north and east, and East Flatbush to the south. Wingate is bounded by Empire Boulevard to the north, Troy Avenue to the east, Winthrop Street to the south, and New York Avenue to the west. The area is part of Brooklyn Community District 9. It is sometimes considered part of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and/or Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

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  • Wingate es un barrio en la zona centro-norte del distrito de Brooklyn en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Está situado al este de Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, al sur de , al norte del Empire Boulevard, al este de la avenida Troy, al sur de Winthrop Street y al oeste de la avenid Nostrand.​ El barrio es parte del Brooklyn Community Board 9.​ La zona fue originalmente conocida como Pigtown. Pigtown estaba situado en la periferia sur de la por entonces ciudad de Brooklyn, limitando con el pueblo de Flatbush. En los mapas modernos estaría ubicado al sur del Empire Boulevard (antigua calle Malbone), al este de Prospect Park​ y al norte de la calle Winthrop en el extremo sur de . Su nombre procede del hecho de que las granjas de cerdos más importantes que abastecía a Brooklyn estaban localizadas en la zona. Esas granjas previamente estaban más cerca del corazón de la ciudad de Brooklyn, pero posteriormente fueron trasladadas lo más cercano posible a la frontera política de la ciudad de Brooklyn. La zona conocida como Pigtown fue el lugar del Ebbets Field, el estadio de los antiguos Brooklyn Dodgers. En Pigtown fue donde nacieron y crecieron el futuro piloto de arrancones Frederick DiNome y su hermano Richard DiNome. La zona renombrada en la década de 1950 tras la construcción del Instituto George W. Wingate.​ (es)
  • Wingate est un quartier situé dans l'arrondissement new-yorkais de Brooklyn. (fr)
  • Wingate is a neighborhood in the north central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is bordered by Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the west, Crown Heights to the north and east, and East Flatbush to the south. Wingate is bounded by Empire Boulevard to the north, Troy Avenue to the east, Winthrop Street to the south, and New York Avenue to the west. The area is part of Brooklyn Community District 9. It is sometimes considered part of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and/or Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The neighborhood was originally named Pigtown. It was so named because it was the location of several major pig farms that supplied Brooklyn. Pigtown was at the southern periphery of the City of Brooklyn where it bordered the Town of Flatbush. On modern maps it is bounded on the north by Empire Boulevard (formerly Malbone Street), on the south by Midwood Street, on the east by Albany Avenue and on the west by Nostrand Avenue. Future drag racer Frederick DiNome and his criminal brother Richard DiNome were born and raised in Pigtown.as was Rudy Giuliani, who spent his first seven years there. The neighborhood was renamed to Wingate in the 2000s by real estate developers enjoying the massive influx of new people to Brooklyn. It is named for the now-defunct George W. Wingate High School, locally called "The Banjo School" because of its shape. (en)
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  • Wingate est un quartier situé dans l'arrondissement new-yorkais de Brooklyn. (fr)
  • Wingate es un barrio en la zona centro-norte del distrito de Brooklyn en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Está situado al este de Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, al sur de , al norte del Empire Boulevard, al este de la avenida Troy, al sur de Winthrop Street y al oeste de la avenid Nostrand.​ El barrio es parte del Brooklyn Community Board 9.​ (es)
  • Wingate is a neighborhood in the north central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is bordered by Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the west, Crown Heights to the north and east, and East Flatbush to the south. Wingate is bounded by Empire Boulevard to the north, Troy Avenue to the east, Winthrop Street to the south, and New York Avenue to the west. The area is part of Brooklyn Community District 9. It is sometimes considered part of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and/or Prospect Lefferts Gardens. (en)
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  • Wingate (Brooklyn) (es)
  • Wingate (Brooklyn) (fr)
  • Wingate, Brooklyn (en)
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