Canarsie sits on Jamaica Bay with waterfront access and affordable housing. The L train terminus and improving retail corridors serve a diverse community.
Canarsie sits on Jamaica Bay with waterfront access and affordable housing. The L train terminus and improving retail corridors serve a diverse community.
Did you know?
Canarsie's name comes from the Lenape people, the "Canarsee," who inhabited the area for centuries before European colonization.
Neighborhood Stats
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Housing cost
$476 / sq ft
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Canarsie delivers a solid, if narrow, playground lineup — seven dedicated play spaces scattered across the neighborhood with names like Bayview Playground and Breukelen Ballfields giving the sense of established, well-used neighborhood fixtures. What you'll find is playgrounds, period — no splash pads, no major green lawns, just play equipment and the occasional ballfield. It's not showy, but the bench is deep enough for families who need it, and the repetition means you're rarely more than a block or two from somewhere for kids to burn off energy.
Schools & early education
Canarsie offers a deep bench of public schools alongside a handful of charter and private options. The zoned elementary schools like P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary and P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel serve as neighborhood anchors, while I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee covers middle school. Charter options like Canarsie Ascend and Explore Excel add variety, and there are several private and parochial choices along Avenue K. The mix means families have real options to explore, though navigating the admissions landscape still takes some digging.
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Best schools in Canarsie
Schools in Canarsie33
- A PLUS KIDZ ACADEMY
- Academy for Conservation and the Environment
- Brooklyn Bridge Academy
- Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity
- Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School
- Canarsie Ascend Charter School
- CONGREGATION MACHNA SHALVA - 2
- EISEK HATORAH D'RACHMISTRIVKA
- Explore Excel Charter School
- GREAT COMMISSION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
- High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media
- High School for Medical Professions
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee
- I.S. 211 John Wilson
- KHYLE-BRENAJ EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CTR
- Lenox Academy M. S. 961
- Olympus Academy
- OUR FUTURE SCHOOL
- OUR LADY OF TRUST CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
- P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School
- P.S. 272 Curtis Estabrook
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber
- P.S. 66
- RAVEN'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- The Fresh Creek School
- The Science And Medicine Middle School
- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC
- Urban Action Academy
- Victory Collegiate High School
- YABC Programs - Brooklyn and Queens
- YESHIVA GEDOLAH OHR YISROEL
Early education in Canarsie28
- 6002 FARRAGUT ROAD, BROOKLYN, NY 11236
- A PLUS KIDZ ACADEMY
- A Plus Kidz Corp
- Bev's Kiddie Daycare Inc II
- BREUKELEN
- Breukelen Early Childhood Development Center
- BREUKELEN ECDC
- Breukelen Head Start
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center
- GREAT COMMISSION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
- Hebrew Educational Society
- HEBREW EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY OF BROOKLYN
- Khyle Brenaj Kiddie Daycare, Inc.
- KHYLE-BRENAJ EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CTR
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie, LLC
- OUR FUTURE SCHOOL
- OUR LADY OF TRUST CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- Our Lady of Trust School
- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
- P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School
- P.S. 272 Curtis Estabrook
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber
- P.S. 66
- Raven's Early Childhood Center, Inc.
- RAVEN'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- THE FRESH CREEK SCHOOL
- YABC Programs - Brooklyn and Queens
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Canarsie a good neighborhood for families?
- Canarsie scores 54/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Canarsie safe?
- Canarsie scores 57/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Canarsie?
- Canarsie has 33 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 62/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Canarsie affordable?
- Canarsie scores 68/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Canarsie in?
- Canarsie is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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