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Marine Park / Mill Basin Neighborhood Information for Renters
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Marine Park has the largest green space in Brooklyn. The 798-acre park has vast open spaces to play golf, tennis, softball, football, cricket, and soccer. You can hike the Gerritson Creek Nature Trail into a marsh landscape that makes you wonder if you're still in New York. Rents are among the most economical in the city because of the long commute into Manhattan. (There’s no extra charge for the serenity.) Marine Park is predominated by Italian American, Irish American, and Jewish immigrants. Most families stay in the neighborhood for generations.
Descendants of the early Dutch immigrants originally inhabited Mill Basin, followed by Italians and Irish immigrants. Adding to the melting pot are more recent immigrants from China, Russia, Korea, Israel, Italy, Egypt, and Lebanon. This is an unconventional neighborhood in more ways than its ethnic mix: it was the first neighborhood in the city to have a suburban mall: Kings Plaza Shopping Center, which is still going strong. Oddly, the mall doesn't intrude too much on Mill Basin's satisfaction in being an isolated beach community. |
Demographics: |
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Marine Park / Mill Basin: |
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| Age Group: |
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| 0 - 17 - 15% |
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| 18 - 44 - 25% |
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| 45 - 64 - 35% |
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| Over 65 - 25% |
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Singles/families:
Marine Park / Mill Basin: Families are welcome to these safe, quiet neighborhoods, but most of the residents are older, retired people. Not much of a singles scene.
Type of Housing:
The best housing is closest to the beach. Options run the gamut from converted summer houses to Pre-war apartment buildings to high-rises along the shoreline.
Typical price range:
Studios: $700 - $900
1 BRs: $1000 - $1500
2 Brs: $1200 - $1900
Transportation links to midtown/downtown:
Ocean Parkway: Q
Brighton Beach: B, Q
Stillwell Ave/Coney Island: D, F, Q
Estimated Commuter time to arrival in NYC:
To midtown: 1 hour 20 mins
To downtown: 1 hour 20 mins
Links to other relevant websites:
www.straphangers.org
List of possible photo opportunities:
Kings Plaza Shopping Center (on the south side of Avenue U, east of Flatbush Avenue), Marine Park. |
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