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Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18. Brooklyn Community Board 18 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of [1]

Canarsie, which includes the entire 11236 postal zip code, is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108th Street and the L subway line; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by a one-block section of Remsen Avenue, then Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay. Paerdegat Basin is a channel that connects to Jamaica Bay on the southern end of Brooklyn New York. See also Geography and environment of New York City Jamaica Bay is a Lagoon that lies in the shadow of New York City 's skyscrapers and is adjacent Canarsie also neighbors East Flatbush, Mill Basin, Old Mill Basin, Georgetown, Bergen Beach, East New York and Starrett City, which is now known as Spring Creek Towers. East Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Mill Basin/Mill Island is a Neighborhood in New York City in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn lying along Jamaica Bay East New York is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. Starrett City is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Starrett City opened in 1974 and in 2002 changed its name to the Spring Creek Towers

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History

"Canarsie" is a phonetic interpretation of a word in the Lenape language for "fenced land" or "fort. The Delaware languages, also known as the Lenape languages, are Munsee and Unami, two closely related languages of the Eastern Algonquian " The Native Americans who made the infamous sale of the island of Manhattan for 60 guilders were Lenape. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Europeans would often refer to the indigenous people living in an area by the local place-name, and so reference may be found in contemporary documents to "Canarsee Indians. The term Indigenous Peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any Ethnic group who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest historical Metoac (sometimes inaccurately referred to as the 13 tribes of Long Island) is the collective name for the locations of the Algonquian -speaking Native Americans on " The current neighborhood lies within the former town of Flatlands, one of the five original Dutch towns on Long Island. Flatlands is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches

Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. See also Geography and environment of New York City Jamaica Bay is a Lagoon that lies in the shadow of New York City 's skyscrapers and is adjacent It was a fishing village through the 1800s, until pollution killed the oysters and the edible fish. In the 1920s, Italians settled in the area, later joined by Jews. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Ferry service withered away after the building of the Marine Parkway Bridge. The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in New York City (originally Marine Parkway Bridge) is a vertical Lift bridge that crosses Rockaway Inlet During the 1990's, increasing crime and lower quality of life drove many of Canarsie's white population to move to Staten Island, Queens, and Long Island. This phenomenon was called 'white flight' by many. White flight is a term for the demographic trend in which working and Middle-class White people move away from Suburbs Today, Canarsie's population is mostly Black with many West Indians and African-American. [2]

Canarsie today

Today, Canarsie is home to approximately 96,000 people. [3]

At the southeast end of Canarsie is the bay with the prominent Canarsie Pier, and at the other end are mostly commercial warehouses and buildings. Canarsie has many one and two family homes, although there are three large public housing developments and a number of small apartment buildings scattered throughout the neighborhood. The neighborhood has many parks, including a large park (over 100 acres) commonly referred to as Seaview Park, but officially named Canarsie Beach Park, expanded to the southwest in 2007. On Jamaica Bay, beyond the Belt Parkway, lies the Canarsie Pier section of Gateway National Recreation Area. Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26607 acre (10767 km² National Recreation Area in the New York City metropolitan area.

Transportation

The BMT Canarsie Line, on which the L train of the New York City Subway runs and terminates in Canarsie, connects the neighborhood to Manhattan. The Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street&ndashCanarsie Line) is a Rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The "L" train is a local only subway that starts at street level and proceeds above ground and then down into the interconnecting tunnels of the New York City Subway. The L 14th Street–Canarsie Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing local service along the full length of the BMT Canarsie Line The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Bus service such as the B6, B17, B42, B60, B82, B103 and BM2 also runs through Canarsie. In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar In Brooklyn, New York City, United States, most of the Bus routes (see List of bus routes in Brooklyn) are the successors to Streetcar The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA operates a number of Bus routes in New York City, United States. While the connection to Manhattan is direct, the trip between Canarsie's Rockaway Parkway station and Manhattan's Union Square still takes about 45 minutes. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern Terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations Union Square Park (also known as Union Square) is an important and historic intersection in New York City, located where Broadway and the Bowery

The principal commercial streets are Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue. Rockaway Parkway is a commercial Street in Canarsie of Brooklyn, New York, which begins at Foster Avenue in Canarsie and ends in front of the However, Avenue L is also fairly commercial.

Schools

Canarsie is home to two high schools, Canarsie and South Shore, and several junior high schools and elementary schools. South Shore High School was one of the two New York City Public high schools in the neighborhood of Canarsie in Brooklyn. In late fall 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that five troubled high schools will close by 2010. The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. Among these five is Canarsie’s South Shore. According to Melody Meyer, a DOE spokesperson, the closing is attributed to "dismal graduation rates, consistent low test scores, a poor history of educating, low performing students and lackluster demand. "

Media

The Canarsie Courier, located at 1142 East 92 Street and published every Thursday, is the oldest weekly publication in Brooklyn and is still in publication today. It was founded by Walter S. Patrick on April 22, 1921. The Canarsie Courier was then purchased by brothers Bob and Joe Samitz in 1959. After the passing of Joe Samitz, Mary (Mae) Samitz became co-publisher of the Canarsie Courier with her husband Bob and then became the sole publisher after his passing. Shortly after, in 1998, the Samitz family sold the paper to Donna Marra and Sandra Greco, who are the current publishers of the Canarsie Courier.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Canarsie include:

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Brooklyn Community Boards, New York City. The City of New York Accessed December 31, 2007. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ Census.gov
  3. ^ Census.gov
  4. ^ Witchel, Alex. " COFFEE TALK WITH: Howard Schultz; By Way of Canarsie, One Large Hot Cup of Business Strategy", The New York Times, December 14, 1994. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Accessed October 1, 2007. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "It's ironic that no matter where I go, I meet people from Brooklyn, says Howard Schultz, 40, who grew up in Canarsie. "
  5. ^ Barbanel, Josh. "Preparing for Bonus Season", The New York Times, December 10, 2006. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Accessed October 10, 2007. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Mr. Sliwa grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, and talks about also having lived in Brownsville and near Fordham Road in the South Bronx (though he lived most recently in a rental apartment in Kips Bay). "
  6. ^ whatdoesthatmean.com
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