NYC:Brooklyn hoods-Canarsie

Continuing east brings us into the hood known as Canarsie. It goes from the NY&A Railway to Jamaica Bay between Remsen Ave and E 108th St. This hood is mostly residential. Originally it was home to the tribe of the same name. The name Canarsie meant fenced land or fort in Algonquin. In the 1800's it became a fishing village until pollution from the factories killed the fish. In 1865, it was connected to the rest of Brooklyn by the Brooklyn & Rockaway Beach RR. In 1n 1877, the Bay Ridge line was built on the north end. In 1906, Brooklyn Union Elevated RR bought the LIRR and rennovated it by turnning it into an el. Italians came to live in Canarsie around the 1920's as did the Jews. In 1924, the Canarsie RR was bought by the MTA to be part of the subway. However, they did end the line at Rockaway Pkwy after WWII and demolished all the other stations. In the 1950's, Manhattanites gave Canarsie a bad name for the fact that it was reffered to as being part of mediocrity. In the 1970's, a number of black students from neighboring areas began to live here causing the Jews to leave after the racial tensions in the 1990's. In their place came a number of people from the West Indies who now make up the population. Canarsie still hasn't changed that much. A number of celebrities have actually came from Canarsie such as Craig Allen, Word B Free, Al Rocker, and several others. You can get here by taking the subway to E 105th St (L) or to Canarsie-Rockway Pkwy (L). Here is what you will find in Canarsie.























































































































































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