Named for Jacques Cortelyou , a 17th-century tutor and surveyor who had a hand in establishing the town of New Utrecht , the street had originally been called Avenue C , according to the Brooklyn borough historian , Ron Schweiger .
Brooklyn /location/location/contains New Utrecht
New Utrecht /location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of Brooklyn
VBN IN NNP NNP , DT JJ NN CC NN WP VBD DT NN IN VBG DT NN IN NNP NNP , DT NN VBD RB VBN VBN NNP NNP , VBG TO DT NNP NN NN , NNP NNP .
Brooklyn
LOCATION
New Utrecht
LOCATION
/location/location/contains
New Utrecht
LOCATION
Brooklyn
LOCATION
/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of