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'Canarsie' is a neighborhood in the Eastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, USA.
It is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek and East 108th Street, on the north by the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch, on the west by Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin and on the south by Jamaica Bay. Canarsie also neighbors Starrett City which is now known as Spring Creek Towers.
Canarsie is Algonquian for "fenced land" or "fort." The Native Americans who made the infamous sale of the island of Manhattan for 60 guilders were from Canarsie. The neighborhood lies within the former town of Flatlands, one of the five original Dutch towns on Long Island.
Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. 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. Today, Canarsie's population is mostly West Indians-African-American. [1]
Today, Canarsie is home to approximately 96,000 people[1].
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 community. As reported by News 12 Brooklyn, because of the expensive homes in the area, Canarsie along with East Flatbush reported number one in all of New York City in missing mortgage payments which increased by 40% from last year.
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.
The BMT Canarsie Line, on which the train of the New York City Subway runs and terminates in Canarsie, connects the neighborhood to Manhattan. 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. Bus service such as the B6, B17, B42, B60, B82, B103 and BM2 also runs through Canarsie. 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.
The principal commercial streets are Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue, however, Avenue L is also fairly commercial.
Canarsie is home to two high schools, Canarsie and South Shore, and several junior high schools and elementary schools. In late fall 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that five troubled high schools will close by 2010. One of these five include Canarsie’s South Shore. According to Melody Meyer, a DOE spokesperson said the closing is attributed to "dismal graduation rates, consistently low test scores, a poor history of educating, low performing students and lackluster demand."
★ Howard Schultz grew up in the federally subsidized housing projects of Canarsie and went on to become the billionaire chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company.
★ Curtis Sliwa founder of the Guardian Angels was born in Canarsie.
★ John Salley 4-time NBA Champion.
★ Lloyd Free aka World B. Free (Former NBA Player)
★ The Fat Boys (rap group, Canarsie HS)
★ Annabella Sciorra (actress, South Shore HS)
★ Peter Criss (Kiss)
★ Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran)
★ Stuart Sternberg (Owner of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
★ Geoff Houston (Former NBA player/coach)
★ Al Roker (American Television Broadcaster)
★ Lance Schulters (NFL Player)
★ Von Cello aka Aaron Minsky rock cellist grew up on 81st street in the 70s and graduated bildersee jhs (now IS 68) in 72.
★ Jessica Leigh Glasser feature pinup in June 2006 issue of Black Men magazine.
★ Jimmy Durante American singer, pianist, comedian and actor
★ "By way of Canarsie" was a middle 20th century American English figure of speech meaning coming to your destination by a roundabout way or from a distant point. Presumably arising when the Wilson Avenue Line was a principal route to Canarsie Landing, it is not commonly used today. [3].
★ Frank Zappa's instrumental album box Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar includes a piece called "Canarsie". It is introduced with the words: "Canarsie. Where everyone looks the same."
Was also mentioned in the song "Meet Cleofis Randolph The Patriarch" by Deltron on the Album 3030.
1. Census.gov
2. Census.gov
3. whatdoesthatmean.com
A typical street in Canarsie.
It is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek and East 108th Street, on the north by the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch, on the west by Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin and on the south by Jamaica Bay. Canarsie also neighbors Starrett City which is now known as Spring Creek Towers.
| Contents |
| History |
| Canarsie today |
| Transportation |
| Schools |
| Notable Citizens |
| Trivia |
| References |
History
Canarsie is Algonquian for "fenced land" or "fort." The Native Americans who made the infamous sale of the island of Manhattan for 60 guilders were from Canarsie. The neighborhood lies within the former town of Flatlands, one of the five original Dutch towns on Long Island.
Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. 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. Today, Canarsie's population is mostly West Indians-African-American. [1]
Canarsie today
Today, Canarsie is home to approximately 96,000 people[1].
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 community. As reported by News 12 Brooklyn, because of the expensive homes in the area, Canarsie along with East Flatbush reported number one in all of New York City in missing mortgage payments which increased by 40% from last year.
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.
Transportation
The BMT Canarsie Line, on which the train of the New York City Subway runs and terminates in Canarsie, connects the neighborhood to Manhattan. 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. Bus service such as the B6, B17, B42, B60, B82, B103 and BM2 also runs through Canarsie. 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.
The principal commercial streets are Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue, 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. In late fall 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that five troubled high schools will close by 2010. One of these five include Canarsie’s South Shore. According to Melody Meyer, a DOE spokesperson said the closing is attributed to "dismal graduation rates, consistently low test scores, a poor history of educating, low performing students and lackluster demand."
Notable Citizens
★ Howard Schultz grew up in the federally subsidized housing projects of Canarsie and went on to become the billionaire chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company.
★ Curtis Sliwa founder of the Guardian Angels was born in Canarsie.
★ John Salley 4-time NBA Champion.
★ Lloyd Free aka World B. Free (Former NBA Player)
★ The Fat Boys (rap group, Canarsie HS)
★ Annabella Sciorra (actress, South Shore HS)
★ Peter Criss (Kiss)
★ Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran)
★ Stuart Sternberg (Owner of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
★ Geoff Houston (Former NBA player/coach)
★ Al Roker (American Television Broadcaster)
★ Lance Schulters (NFL Player)
★ Von Cello aka Aaron Minsky rock cellist grew up on 81st street in the 70s and graduated bildersee jhs (now IS 68) in 72.
★ Jessica Leigh Glasser feature pinup in June 2006 issue of Black Men magazine.
★ Jimmy Durante American singer, pianist, comedian and actor
Trivia
★ "By way of Canarsie" was a middle 20th century American English figure of speech meaning coming to your destination by a roundabout way or from a distant point. Presumably arising when the Wilson Avenue Line was a principal route to Canarsie Landing, it is not commonly used today. [3].
★ Frank Zappa's instrumental album box Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar includes a piece called "Canarsie". It is introduced with the words: "Canarsie. Where everyone looks the same."
Was also mentioned in the song "Meet Cleofis Randolph The Patriarch" by Deltron on the Album 3030.
References
1. Census.gov
2. Census.gov
3. whatdoesthatmean.com
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