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Canarsie (/ k ə ˈ n ɑːr s i / kə-NAR-see) is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of Brooklyn, New York City.Canarsie is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108th Street, and Louisiana Avenue; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Ralph Avenue; on the southwest by Paerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay.
In Baldwin, Nunley's was located on Sunrise Highway, on the border with Freeport, New York, and operated from 1940 to 1995.Nunley's Carousel and Amusement Park was established by William Nunley, a third-generation amusement park entrepreneur, who also operated facilities in Bethpage, in Queens (in Broad Channel and Rockaway Beach), and in Westchester County (in Yonkers), New York. [4]
The Bay View Houses is a housing project of the New York City Housing Authority in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. It has twenty-three, 8-story buildings with 1,609 apartments. [ 3 ] The 34.02-acre complex is bordered by Seaview Avenue, East 102nd Street, and Rockaway Parkway .
Breukelen Houses (/ ˈ b r ʊ k l aɪ n / BRUUK-lyne), also known as Breukelen and referred to locals as “Brookline”, or “The Line”, is a large housing complex maintained in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
The NYPD's 73rd Precinct is located at 1470 East New York Avenue. [5] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled separately by Police Service Area #2 (P.S.A. 2). [74] Brownsville has consistently been considered the murder capital of New York City, [75] with the 73rd Precinct ranking 69th safest out of 69 city precincts for per-capita crime in ...
The popularity of the area also suffered after the railroad abandoned the Rockaway Beach Branch in 1950, making travel to the Rockaway Peninsula far less convenient to people from other parts of New York City. Much of the housing in the area was converted into year-round housing for low-income residents, and some of the bungalows were used as ...
Congers Station was built in 1890 for the Jersey City to Albany Railway Company Congers stop. The railroad was granted easement rights from land owners Abraham and Mary Conger.
1970 – John Rankin House (Brooklyn, New York) – one of the finest Greek Revival houses in the city was designated a New York City landmark. [ 31 ] 1971 – The French Connection is filmed in Brooklyn and is an American dramatic thriller film about crime, detectives, and the increasing worldwide nature of drug smuggling.