Editing Floyd Bennett Field (section)

====Along the coast====
[[File:Hall PH and Stinson Reliant at CGAS Brooklyn 1938.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|Coast Guard hangar, located along the Jamaica Bay coast]]
In 1937, the Coast Guard built a hangar on the Jamaica Bay coast, near the southeastern end of Runway 30. The hangar was built in the [[Moderne architecture|Moderne architectural style]] with white [[stucco]]-and-concrete walls, glazed sliding doors, a [[barrel vault]]-shaped roof, and a [[bas-relief]] of Coast Guard insignia above the doors. Its interior measures {{convert|161|by|182|ft|m}}, and a concrete apron is located outside of the hangar. There is a two-story office wing on the north side of the hangar, as well as one-story [[Lean-to|attachments]] to both the west and east. There were also three {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} radio communication towers to the north of the hangar.{{sfn|Cody|2009|pp=79–80}} The Coast Guard occupied the hangar until around 1998.<ref name="Radar-EIS-1999" />{{rp|33}}

In 1939, the Navy started construction on the first of two planned hangars along the Jamaica Bay coast. The $600,000 steel-framed Hangar A, which was built to house the Navy's [[flying boat]]s, contains a steel frame and glazed sliding doors to the north and south. Its dimensions are {{convert|250|by|400|ft|m}}, making it five times as large as hangars 1–8 and three times as large as the Coast Guard Hangar. There are one-story attachments to the west and east.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=83}}<ref name=NYTimes-Changes-1941/> The facade was austere, with no architectural embellishments.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=83}}  A seaplane ramp, wooden pier, and access road were also built along with the new hangar.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=84}}

In 1942, construction started on the second planned hangar, which was labeled Hangar B. The second hangar was an exact duplicate of Hangar A, and it was located to Hangar A's north. In conjunction with this new addition, the Navy also built Seaplane Ramp B.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=117}} Both hangars were modified to accommodate jet airplanes during the Cold War in the 1950s.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=143}}<ref name=1960-map>{{cite map |author=Department of the Navy |title=Naval Air Station New York, Brooklyn, N.Y. General Development Map|date=February 16, 1960|edition=1970 updated |publisher=Golden Gate National Archives |location= [[Fort Wadsworth]], Staten Island}}</ref>

Hangar A was demolished in 1998 when DSNY started occupying part of the former Navy site.{{sfn|Cody|2009|p=177}} Volunteers from the [[Historic Aircraft Restoration Project]] maintain a collection of aircraft in Hangar B. These planes are similar to those that were historically used at the airfield.<ref name="NYTimes-Bennett_Field-2009"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Exploring Hangar B, Where Dying Airplanes Return To Life |url=http://www.scoutingny.com/exploring-hangar-b-where-dead-airplanes-return-to-life/ |publisher=Scouting New York |access-date=March 27, 2015 |date=May 17, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122852/http://www.scoutingny.com/exploring-hangar-b-where-dead-airplanes-return-to-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Angels of HARP: Preserving, Researching and Restoring Aviation History |url=http://www.nps.gov/gate/getinvolved/supportyourpark/the-angels-of-harp.htm |publisher=Gateway National Recreation Area |access-date=March 27, 2015 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403032339/http://www.nps.gov/gate/getinvolved/supportyourpark/the-angels-of-harp.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>