The Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill gets its name from Dutch settlers who named it after the conical shaped hill they called "Cobleshill" or "Ponkiesbergh". During the Revolutionary War, the British Army flattened the hill so that it could not be used to look down on their Brooklyn Heights main headquarters. The original Cobble Hill was approximately at the spot where Trader Joes exists today.
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Matt Coneybeare
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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.
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