Understand
Cypress Hills
is a small ethnically diverse subsection of East New York separated form the rest of the neighborhood by Atlantic Avenue.East New York
like many Brooklyn neighborhoods is rich in its own history with homes where farms once stood and its many parks like Highland Park where children can roam free to play. The Gateway Mall is one of the few suburban-like malls in the city and the City Line subsection or Liberty Avenue is where residents can come and do there shopping for food and clothing. But with the mall, parks and new homes popping everywhere comes the projects. Like Brownsville, East New York is one of most dangerous communities in New York City. Beware passing through here on your way to JFK Airport on the A and J trains and B15 bus.Canarsie
is a West Indian neighborhood with somewhat of a "small-town" feel, largely composed of 1- and 2-family houses. The major commercial streets are Rockaway Parkway and parts of Seaview Avenue.Mill Basin
and Bergen Beach are largely residential areas, predominantly occupied by Italian, Jewish, and Russian inhabitants.