BoCoCa

BoCoCa is an umbrella term for three neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York. The name is a portmanteau word combining the names of the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500EED6103EF937A25750C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN; The Newest Entry In Neighborhood Scrabble"] , Jeff Vandam, "The New York Times", March 14 2004] The relatively new name is not widely used, but is gaining greater currency, even outside the United States. [ [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=27&id=16398 "Is ‘BoCoCa’ Getting A British Accent? Brokers React to UK News Report"] , Harold Egeln, "Brooklyn Daily Eagle", October 30 2007] Among the publications using BoCoCa to classify neighborhoods is the Not For Tourists guide, which lists BoCoCa with Red Hook. [ [http://notfortourists.com/search.aspx?city=NY&hoodID=50262 NFT - Not For Tourists - Listings Search - Neighborhood: BoCoCa / Red Hook] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.brooklynnow.com/bococa/map.html Map of BoCoCa at BrooklynNow.com]
* [http://www.notfortourists.com/pdfs/newyork/NFT_NYC_2008_Outer_Map32_BoCoCa_Red_Hook.pdf Map of BoCoCa and Red Hook] by Not For Tourists

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