BoCoCa

BoCoCa is a portmanteau word combining the names of three adjacent neighborhoods in the Brooklyn borough of New York City: Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens.[1] BoCoCa is not an actual neighborhood, but an umbrella term for the small region of Brooklyn directly south and southwest of Downtown Brooklyn. The relatively new name is not widely used,[2] but is gaining greater currency, even outside the United States.[3] Among the publications using BoCoCa to classify neighborhoods are the Not For Tourists guide and New York magazine, both of which list BoCoCa together with neighboring Red Hook.[4][5]

NYC & Company, New York City's "official marketing, tourism and partnership organization",[6] has conferred recognition of the term BoCoCa on its web site.[7] However, it is a word that is almost never used by actual residents of the three neighborhoods in question.

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References

  1. ↑ Vandam, Jeff (March 14, 2004). "The Newest Entry In Neighborhood Scrabble". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. ↑ Orlando, Dan (Feb 6, 2015). "From FiDi to DUMBO, neighborhood names take more than letters". Real Estate Weekly. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Egeln, Harold (October 30, 2007). "Is 'BoCoCa' Getting A British Accent?". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  4. ↑ "NFT - Not For Tourists - New York - BoCoCa / Red Hook". Not For Tourists. Not For Tourists, Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Best of New York Neighborhood Guide - BoCoCa/Red Hook". New York magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "about us / nycgo.com". The Official New York City Guide to NYC Attractions, Dining, Hotels and Things to Do / nycgo.com. NYC & Company, Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "nycgo.com". The Official New York City Guide to NYC Attractions, Dining, Hotels and Things to Do / nycgo.com. NYC & Company, Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

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Coordinates: 40°41′09″N 73°59′39″W / 40.6857°N 73.9941°W / 40.6857; -73.9941


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