Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
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borough
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New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west...
on the north, and Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach is an oceanside neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. As of 2000, it has a population of 75,692 with a total of 31,228 households.-Location:...
to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and Ashkenazi Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
neighborhood, it is also home to a sizable community of Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition. It can also refer to those who use a Sephardic style of liturgy or would otherwise define themselves in terms of the Jewish customs and...
and a large Russian Jewish immigrant
Russians
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presence. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 15
Brooklyn Community Board 15
Brooklyn Community Board 15 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, East Gravesend, Madison, Homecrest, and Plum Beach...
, which is represented by the Manhattan Beach Community Group, established 67 years ago, and the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association, established in 2008. The community's street names, derived from England, are in alphabetical order from A to P (Amherst, Beaumont, Coleridge, Dover, Exeter, Falmouth, through to Pembroke, with Quentin and Reynolds on old maps).
The area was named for the beach on the Atlantic Ocean situated on the eastern end of Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
. It was developed in the last quarter of the 19th century as a resort by Austin Corbin
Austin Corbin
Austin Corbin was a 19th-century American railroad executive and robber baron. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road....
, later president of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
, for whom a street ("Corbin Place") was named. Manhattan Beach is patrolled by the NYPD's 61st Precinct.
The city of Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach is the wealthiest beachfront city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific coast, south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is the home of both beach and indoor volleyball, and surfing. During the winter, the...
was named after Manhattan Beach in 1902.
Education
Kingsborough Community CollegeKingsborough Community College
Kingsborough Community College , part of the City University of New York system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at Manhattan Beach, which is at the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic...
, which is the part of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
, occupies the entire eastern tip of Manhattan Beach. The college's halls and departments are spread out through the area.
Manhattan Beach is served by the New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...
. Manhattan Beach is zoned to PS 195 Manhattan Beach School for grades K-5 and PS 225, the Eileen E. Zaglin School for grades 6-8. In 1992 special education school PS 771K was opened at this building.
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, formerly Kingsborough High School for the Sciences is a four year high school , located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York. Leon M...
is located in the area, on the campus of Kingsborough College. Private schools in the area include the Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach, a Jewish day school
Jewish day school
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of "day school" meaning a school that the students attend for an entire day and not on a part time...
for grades K-8, and the Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Shimon of Manhattan Beach, which is a post-high school rabbinical program.
Other nearby high schools include:
- Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
- John Dewey High SchoolJohn Dewey High SchoolJohn Dewey High School, commonly referred to as JDHS or just Dewey is a public school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, founded and based on the educational principles of John Dewey. It opened in the Fall of 1969 and is located at 50 Avenue X at the Gravesend/Bensonhurst-Bath Beach border of...
- William E. Grady Vocational High SchoolWilliam E. Grady Vocational High SchoolWilliam E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School is a public, Career and Technical Education high school located at 25 Brighton 4th Road, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, and is a part of region 7 in the New York City Department of Education.Built in 1941, Grady has a four year...
- Sheepshead Bay High SchoolSheepshead Bay High SchoolSheepshead Bay High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.-Mission:Sheepshead Bay High School is a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York. There are currently 2,673 students enrolled, in grades 9 through 12. The largest group is African American ,...
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolAbraham Lincoln High School (New York)Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school located at 2800 Ocean Parkway, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, and is part of Region 7 in the New York City Department of Education...
- The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the SciencesThe Leon M. Goldstein High School for the SciencesThe Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, formerly Kingsborough High School for the Sciences is a four year high school , located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York. Leon M...
(formerly known as Kingsborough High School)
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Manhattan beach include:- Jack KirbyJack KirbyJack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
(1917-94), comic book artist, co-creator of Captain AmericaCaptain AmericaCaptain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby... - William ModellWilliam ModellWilliam D. Modell was an American businessman who served as the chairman of the Modell's Sporting Goods retail chain.-Early life:...
(1921–2008), chairman of the Modell's Sporting Goods retail chain