These areas were originally settled by the Jameco Native Americans, and later used by the Canarsee and Rockaway tribes as fishing grounds. The southern portions of the neighborhood, meanwhile, consisted of salt marshes and several creeks, which drained into Jamaica Bay. History Early history and development Īt the northern edge of what is now East New York, a chain of hills, geologically a terminal moraine, separates northwestern Long Island from Jamaica and the Hempstead Plains, the main part of Long Island's fertile outwash plain. 1.2 Annexation to Brooklyn and 20th century.Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 37th and 42nd Districts.

Coverage by the Fire Department of New York is proveded by Battalions 39 & 44. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. It is patrolled by the 75th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. During the latter part of the twentieth century, East New York came to be predominantly inhabited by African Americans and Latinos.Įast New York is part of Brooklyn Community District 5, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11207, 11208, and 11239. It was annexed as the 26th Ward of the rapidly growing city of Brooklyn in 1886, and became part of New York City in 1898. Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through East New York.Įast New York was founded as the Town of New Lots in the 1650s. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north the Queens borough line to the east Jamaica Bay to the south, and the Bay Ridge Branch railroad tracks and Van Sinderen Avenue to the west. East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States.

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