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Canarsie

Canarsie
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie
Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie
Canarsie is located in New York City
Canarsie
Canarsie
Canarsie is located in New York
Canarsie
Canarsie
Canarsie is located in the US
Canarsie
Canarsie
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°38′33″N 73°54′04″W / 40.642598°N 73.90121°W / 40.642598; -73.90121Coordinates: 40°38′33″N 73°54′04″W / 40.642598°N 73.90121°W / 40.642598; -73.90121
Country  United States
State  New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Area
 • Total 7.51 km2 (2.898 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 83,693
 • Density 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income $58,463
ZIP codes 11234, 11236

Canarsie (/kəˈnɑːrsi/ kə-NAR-see) is a working- and middle-class residential and commercial neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States.

Canarsie is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108th Street, and the BMT Canarsie Line (L train); on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Remsen Avenue to Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay. It is adjacent to the East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and East New York neighborhoods.

The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18. It is patrolled by the NYPD's 69th Precinct. Canarsie is also served by Engine 257, Ladder 170 of the FDNY, and Station 58 of the FDNY Bureau of EMS.


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