Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
boroughNew York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is segmented into five boroughs. A borough is a unique form of government that administers the five fundamental constituent parts of the consolidated city...
of
BrooklynBrooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located southwest of Queens on the western tip of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area...
. It is bounded by the
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres , it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and about one-quarter of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to the Atlas of Greek...
to the south and east, by
Sheepshead BaySheepshead 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 . Its mouth is about a mile southwest of Marine Park,...
on the north, and
Brighton BeachBrighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.-Location:Brighton Beach is bounded by Coney Island at Ocean Parkway to the west, affluent Manhattan Beach at Corbin Place to the east, Gravesend at Neptune Avenue to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the...
to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and
Ashkenazi JewishAshkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities of the Rhineland valley and northern France...
neighborhood, it is also home to a sizable community of
Sephardi JewsSephardi Jews are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews.-Definition:A...
and a large
RussianThe Russian people are an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Jewish presence. It is known for being one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, with some of the borough's most expensive real estate.
Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
boroughNew York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is segmented into five boroughs. A borough is a unique form of government that administers the five fundamental constituent parts of the consolidated city...
of
BrooklynBrooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located southwest of Queens on the western tip of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area...
. It is bounded by the
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres , it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and about one-quarter of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to the Atlas of Greek...
to the south and east, by
Sheepshead BaySheepshead 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 . Its mouth is about a mile southwest of Marine Park,...
on the north, and
Brighton BeachBrighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.-Location:Brighton Beach is bounded by Coney Island at Ocean Parkway to the west, affluent Manhattan Beach at Corbin Place to the east, Gravesend at Neptune Avenue to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the...
to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and
Ashkenazi JewishAshkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities of the Rhineland valley and northern France...
neighborhood, it is also home to a sizable community of
Sephardi JewsSephardi Jews are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews.-Definition:A...
and a large
RussianThe Russian people are an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Jewish presence. It is known for being one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, with some of the borough's most expensive real estate. The area is part of
Brooklyn Community Board 15Brooklyn 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.
Manhattan Beach is also a
beachA beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones...
by the same name on the Atlantic Ocean situated on the eastern end of
Coney IslandConey Island is a peninsula, formerly an island, in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA, with a beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The neighborhood of the same name is a community of 60,000 people in the western part of the peninsula, with Seagate to its west; Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to...
. It was developed in the last quarter of the 19th century as a resort by
Austin CorbinAustin Corbin 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 RoadThe Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York that has been classified as a Class II railroad by the Surface Transportation Board. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, servicing around 81 million passengers each year, and...
. Manhattan Beach is patrolled by the NYPD's 61st Precinct.
Education
Kingsborough Community CollegeKingsborough 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 the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
, which is the part of the
City University of New YorkThe City University of New York , is the public university system of New York City. 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, like all of New York City, is served by the
New York City Department of EducationThe New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. These schools form the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,600 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. Zaglin takes students from K-8, but Manhattan Beach is zoned to a different school for K-5. PS 225 is named after Eileen E. Zaglin, who served community school district 21 and its children for over 30 years as a teacher, guidance counselor and administrator. The building dates from 1929. In 1992 special education school P771K was opened at this building. This school has a unique program. Sharon Paskal, a former teacher at this school, has played for the Sharks since their very first game in 1999.
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the SciencesThe Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences , formerly Kingsborough High School for the Sciences, is a four year secondary school high school, located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York....
is located in the area, on the campus of Kingsborough College. It is considered one of the best high schools in New York City. Private schools in the area include the Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach, a
Jewish day schoolA 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 School
John Dewey High School 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 Brooklyn...
- William E. Grady Vocational High School
- Sheepshead Bay High School
Sheepshead 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. There are currently 3150 students enrolled, in grades 9 through 12. The largest group is Black , with 15% Asian, 15%...
- Abraham Lincoln High School
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...
- Kingsborough Early College Secondary School
Kingsborough Early College Secondary School , or IS 468 is a middle school in Bensonhurst. It is located at the Lafayette Educational Complex/Campus building. KECSS is currently working to make a high school program so students won't get transferred to another school instead...
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Manhattan beach include:
- William Modell
William 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.