Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and Ashkenazi Jewish neighborhood, it is also home to a sizable community of Sephardi Jews and a large Russian Jewish immigrant presence.
Manhattan Beach
718, 347, 929, and 917
Manhattan Beach is part of Brooklyn Community District 15, and its primary ZIP Code is 11235.[1] It is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[2] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 48th District. The area is also represented by the Manhattan Beach Community Group, established in 1941, and the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association, established in 2008.
Political representation[edit]
Politically, Manhattan Beach is in New York's 8th congressional district.[15][16] It is in the New York State Senate's 22nd district,[17][18] the New York State Assembly's 45th district,[19][20] and the New York City Council's 48th district.[21]
Police and crime[edit]
Manhattan Beach is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of the NYPD, located at 2575 Coney Island Avenue.[2]
The 61st Precinct ranked 5th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[22]
The 61st Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.2% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 1 murder, 17 rapes, 150 robberies, 170 felony assaults, 169 burglaries, 584 grand larcenies, and 72 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[23]
Fire safety[edit]
Manhattan Beach is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 246/Ladder Co. 169, located at 2732 East 11th Street.[24][25]
Transportation[edit]
Public transportation[edit]
Manhattan Beach is served by MTA Regional Bus Operations' B1 and B49 bus routes. Both operate along Oriental Boulevard.[29]
Roads[edit]
The community's street names, derived from England, are in alphabetical order from A to P. From west to east, they are named Amherst, Beaumont, Coleridge, Dover, Exeter, Falmouth, Girard, Hastings, Irwin, Jaffray, Kensington, Langham, Mackenzie, Norfolk, Oxford, and Pembroke; the names Quentin and Reynolds exist on old maps. The A-P streets are bounded by Shore Boulevard and Oriental Boulevard and are partially intersected by Hampton Avenue.[30]
Corbin Place was originally named for Austin Corbin, the original developer of Manhattan Beach; in 2007, it was renamed M. Corbin Place for American Revolutionary War patriot Margaret Corbin. Austin Corbin had restricted Jewish guests at his hotel and enacted restrictive covenants to prevent Jews from buying real estate in the area. After Austin Corbin's death the policy was canceled and the neighborhood attracted a large number of Jewish residents.[31]
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2020 census data from New York City Department of City Planning, there were 40,000+ White residents, there were between 10,000 and 19,999 Asian residents, 5,000 and 9,999 Hispanic residents, and less than 5000 Black residents.[32][33]
Notable current and former residents of Manhattan Beach include:
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