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Van Dyke Houses was completed in 1955. It includes 22 buildings 3-14 stories high with a total of 1,601 apartments. It is located in 370 Blake Avenue Brownsville,Brooklyn New York. It is the home to the Van Dyke Houses community center and is located near a Brooklyn public library.

Subway lines

 * Take the 3 train to Rockaway Avenue, walk two blocks north, make a right on Blake Avenue and walk one block.
 * Take the L train to Sutter Avenue, walk three blocks west, turn left on Mother Gaston Boulevard and walk one block.

Bus lines

 * Take B14[] to Mother Gaston Boulevard and Blake Avenue.
 * Take the B60[] to Rockaway Avenue[] and Blake Avenue.

Schools
There are many schools near the Van Dyke Houses, some include: Frederick Douglass Academy VII, New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts, P.S. 219 Kennedy-King School, P.S. 41 Francis White School.

Van Dyke in Cinema
A movie was made in the Van Dyke Houses and the Brownsville area entitled Brooklyn's Finest []which stars Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, and Don Cheadle, and was directed by Antoine Fuqua.