Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza, New York City

#1849 among attractions in New York City

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Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza is a.22-acre public space located at the crossroads of Ralph Avenue, Fulton Street and Macdougal Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The plaza's namesake, Chief Charles Adebowale Joshua was a community activist who led efforts to stimulate cooperation among the neighborhood's numerous nonprofit organizations, including programs serving foster children, people with mental disabilities and people living with HIV and AIDS. Beginning in 1973, as Executive Director of the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council, he worked to stimulate cooperation among more than 135 community agencies in implementing social programs benefiting local residents. Joshua was also a founder of the Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an organization founded in 1985 to provide assistance to small businesses within the city's Caribbean immigrant community. ()

Coordinates: 40°40'45"N, 73°55'18"W

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Northern Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant)New York City United States

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Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brooklyn Children's Museum, Jewish Children's Museum, Atlantic Avenue, Macon Library.

1.2 miW
Museum, Children's museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York City
31 min walk • The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a children's museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1899, it is the first children's museum in the United States – and according to some, the first one worldwide.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Synagogue
Jewish Children's Museum, New York City
33 min walk • The Jewish Children's Museum is the largest Jewish-themed children's museum in the United States. It aims for children of all faiths and backgrounds to gain a positive perspective and awareness of the Jewish heritage, fostering tolerance and understanding.
0.7 miW
Street
Atlantic Avenue, Sea Gate
19 min walk • Atlantic Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It stretches from the Brooklyn waterfront on the East River all the way to Jamaica, Queens.
0.7 miW
Library, Neoclassical architecture
Macon Library, Sea Gate
19 min walk • Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A.
1.3 miNE
Cemetery
Cemetery of the Evergreens, New York City
33 min walk • The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called Evergreen Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.
1.2 miW
Park
Brower Park, Sea Gate
31 min walk • Brower Park is a municipal park in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It is located between Brooklyn Avenue to the west and Kingston Avenue to the east, and between St. Marks Avenue to the north and Park Place to the south.
1.1 miSW
Park
Eastern Parkway, Sea Gate
28 min walk • Eastern Parkway is a major road that runs through a portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it was the world's first parkway, having been built between 1870 and 1874.
1.1 miSW
Theater
Billie Holiday Theatre, Sea Gate
27 min walk • The Billie Holiday Theatre is as 218-seat theatre located in the New York neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It opened in May 1972, It was founded by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
1.2 miS
Park, Streamline Moderne architecture
Betsy Head Park, New York City
32 min walk • Betsy Head Park is a 10.55-acre public park in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The park occupies two non-contiguous plots diagonally across from each other at the intersection of Dumont Avenue and Thomas S.
1.1 miN
Church
South Bushwick Reformed Church, New York City
28 min walk • South Bushwick Reformed Church, also known as the "White Church", is a historic Dutch Reformed church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. The complex consists of the church and attached Sunday School building.
1.3 miSW
Library
Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, Sea Gate
34 min walk • The Library Of Agudas Chassidei Chabad is a research library owned by Agudas Chasidei Chabad. Its content had been collected by the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza?

Nearby attractions include Immanuel Congregational Church, New York City (8 min walk), Weeksville Heritage Center, New York City (11 min walk), Shaari Zedek Synagogue, New York City (18 min walk), Macon Library, Sea Gate (19 min walk).

How to get to Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza by public transport?

The nearest stations to Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza:

Metro

Ralph Avenue • Lines: A, C (2 min walk)
Rockaway Avenue • Lines: A, C (12 min walk)

Train

East New York (26 min walk)