corner of Downtown Brooklyn is Bridge Plaza, bounded by Flatbush Avenue Extension and Manhattan Bridge on the west, Tillary Street on the south, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) on the north and east. The newer term RAMBO, an acronym for Right Around The Manhattan Bridge Overpass is sometimes applied to the area, comparing it to DUMBO. The neighborhood was connected to Vinegar Hill until the 1950s, when construction of the BQE effectively isolated it from surrounding areas. Post office and ZIP Codes Downtown Brooklyn is served by two ZIP Codes: 11201 north of DeKalb Avenue and 11217 south of DeKalb Avenue. The United States Postal Service operates the Brooklyn Main Post Office at 271 Cadman Plaza East. Transportation Downtown Brooklyn is connected with Manhattan by the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The neighborhood has extensive public transportation accessibility; it is served by the New York City Subway and many bus lines. All but one Manhattan trunk line in Lower Manhattan has a direct connection to Downtown Brooklyn. From south to north, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line () via the Joralemon Street Tunnel, the BMT Broadway and BMT Nassau Street Lines () via the Montague Street Tunnel, the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line () via the Clark Street Tunnel and the IND Eighth Avenue Line () via the Cranberry Street Tunnel provide that service. Slightly farther north, the Manhattan Bridge () and Rutgers Street Tunnel () also feed subway trains from the Lower East Side into Downtown Brooklyn. Major stations in the neighborhood are: Jay Street–MetroTech () Court Street–Borough Hall () DeKalb Avenue () Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets () Nevins Street () Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center () A $130 million capital project to connect Lawrence Street–MetroTech () and Jay Street–Borough Hall (), which also included renovation of both stations, was completed on December 10, 2010. It features an underground corridor on Willoughby Street connecting both stations, which includes new escalator and elevator access to Lawrence Street. The Long Island Rail Road stops at the Atlantic Terminal, located at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Education Public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education. In 2021 the private school German School of Brooklyn moved all levels to its permanent site at 9 Hanover Place in Downtown Brooklyn. See also List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn References Further reading External links Downtown Brooklyn Rezoning, New York City Department of City Planning The history