East New York

East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of . Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the borough line to the north; the Queens…
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  • Type: Quarter with 173,000 residents
  • Description: residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States
  • Also known as: “Oostwoud” and “Starrett City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include East New York station and New Lots Avenue.

Railway station
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East New York is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the East New York and neighborhoods of , , where that branch passes through the Jamaica Pass.

Metro station
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The station is the eastern terminal of the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway. Located in East New York, Brooklyn, it is the railroad southern terminal for the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service.

Park
is a park located in , , on the border with . Established in 1901, borders —part of the East New York neighborhood—to its south, and it abuts and , to its north.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateway National Recreation Area and East Brooklyn.

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is a national recreation area in . This 26,607 acre park has four separate areas located in three boroughs of New York City and on Sandy Hook in central .

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East encompasses Cypress Hills, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Barren Island.

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are in . In addition to the two aforementioned neighborhoods, this travel guide covers Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Midwood.

East New York

Latitude
40.6668° or 40° 40′ 0″ north
Longitude
-73.8824° or 73° 52′ 57″ west
Population
173,000
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US 5EN
Open location code
87G8M489+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158854291
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
5115985
Wiki­data ID
Q3294366
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“East New York” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “East New York”
  • Chinese: “东纽约”
  • Chinese: “東紐約 (布魯克林)”
  • Chinese: “東紐約”
  • Chinese: “東紐約警事”
  • Dutch: “East New York”
  • Esperanto: “Orienta Nov-Jorko”
  • Finnish: “East New York”
  • French: “East New York”
  • German: “East New York”
  • Hebrew: “מזרח ניו יורק”
  • Italian: “East New York”
  • Japanese: “イースト・ニューヨーク”
  • Japanese: “イーストニューヨーク”
  • Korean: “이스트 뉴욕”
  • Polish: “East New York”
  • Portuguese: “East New York”
  • Russian: “Ист-Нью-Йорк”
  • Slovenian: “East New York”
  • Spanish: “East New York Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “East New York”
  • Spanish: “Spring Creek Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Spring Creek”
  • Turkish: “East New York, Brooklyn”
  • Turkish: “East New York”
  • Urdu: “ایسٹ نیویارک”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông New York”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Niu Oóc”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Nữu Ước”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Lots Plaza and Elton Playground.

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