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
New Utrecht
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New Utrecht
Brooklyn
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PERSON
Jacques Cortelyou
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New Utrecht
LOCATION
Brooklyn