Brownsville

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New York City neighborhood neighborhood residential neighborhood

Brownsville is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn, New York City, historically known for its dense public housing and significant role in the borough’s working-class and African American communities.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York City neighborhood → neighborhood → residential neighborhood →
adjacentTo	Bedford-Stuyvesant → Canarsie → Crown Heights → East New York → Ocean Hill →
borough	Brooklyn →
city	New York City →
communityDistrict	Brooklyn Community District 16 →
country	United States →
county	Kings County NERFINISHED →
governingBody	New York City Council →
hasAreaCode	347 → 718 → 929 →
hasLandmark	Brownsville Recreation Center → Marcus Garvey Village →
hasPublicHousingAuthority	New York City Housing Authority →
hasTypeOfHousing	multi-family apartment buildings → public housing developments →
historicalDemographic	predominantly African American in late 20th century → predominantly Jewish in early 20th century →
knownFor	African American community → dense public housing → high concentration of NYCHA developments → working-class community →
locatedIn	Brooklyn → New York City → New York State → United States →
partOf	eastern Brooklyn →
policePrecinct	73rd Precinct →
postalCode	11212 → 11233 →
representedInCityCouncilBy	New York City Council members from Brooklyn districts →
servedBySubwayLine	3 train → 4 train → L train →
servedBySubwayStation	Junius Street (IRT New Lots Line) → Livonia Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) → Pennsylvania Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) → Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) → Saratoga Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) → Sutter Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) →
state	New York →
timezone	Eastern Time Zone →
utcOffset	−05:00 →
utcOffsetDst	−04:00 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brooklyn → Eastern Brooklyn → Kings County →	contains
Canarsie →	adjacentTo
3 train →	servesArea