Canarsie (/k??n?rsi/ k?-nar-see) is a middle class residential and commercial neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the boroughof Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.[1]
Canarsie, which includes the entire 11236 ZIP code, is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108th Street, and the BMT Canarsie Line (L train) to Linden Boulevard; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Remsen Avenue to Ralph Avenue and thePaerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay. Canarsie also neighbors East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, andEast New York. Canarsie is patrolled by the NYPD's 69th Precinct.[2] Canarsie is also served by Engine 257, Ladder 103 of the FDNY.