East New York-City Line borders Queens with affordable single-family homes and row houses. The A/C/L trains and improving commercial strips serve a diverse community.
East New York-City Line borders Queens with affordable single-family homes and row houses. The A/C/L trains and improving commercial strips serve a diverse community.
Did you know?
City Line got its name because it literally sits on the city line — the border between Brooklyn and Queens runs through several of its blocks.
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Housing cost
$430 / sq ft
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East New York-City Line keeps things low-key with five playgrounds scattered through the residential blocks — Belmont Playground, City Line Park, and Cypress Hills Playground give kids a few options without needing to travel far. It's a solid bench for a neighborhood where families make up a smaller slice of the population. The playgrounds themselves are straightforward, the kind of places where kids can run and parents can sit on a bench. Nothing flashy, but reliable.
Schools & early education
East New York-City Line offers a mix of zoned public schools and charter options, with two charter campuses — Brooklyn Scholars Charter School and Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School — sitting alongside neighborhood mainstays like P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin and P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam along Pitkin Avenue. Several early childhood centers, including Crescent-Pine Day Care and Marie Durdin Child Care Center, serve younger kids, while Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School adds a vocational pathway for older students. The mix gives families a couple of different tracks to consider, though options remain fairly concentrated in the public system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is East New York-City Line a good neighborhood for families?
- East New York-City Line scores 39/100 for families on Motley — toward the lower end citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is East New York-City Line safe?
- East New York-City Line scores 28/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in East New York-City Line?
- East New York-City Line has 9 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 20/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is East New York-City Line affordable?
- East New York-City Line scores 62/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is East New York-City Line in?
- East New York-City Line is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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