My community

Canarsie, My Home

Walking Tour by Olabode Olaseinde

Canarsie Walking Tour

History of Canarsie• Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southern part

of Brooklyn. Canarsie is surrounded by the neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and East New York.

• Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. It was a fishing village through the 1800’s, until pollution killed the oysters and edible fish there. In the 1920’s, Southern Italian immigrants with Jews settled in the area.

• Canarsie means“fenced land” or “fort." in the Lenape Native American language.

Canarsie 1950 - 1990

• Canarsie's population reached three thousand people, it was a suburban community where everyone knew everyone else.

• The Canarsie Courier is the oldest weekly publication in Brooklyn.The Canarsie Courier was in heavy circulation during the mid 1900's.

• During the 1990’s, much of Canarsie’s white population left to Staten Island, Long Island, and Queens, part of a national urban phenomenon referred to by many as “white flight".

This was a famous eating place for

people headed to the Canarsie Pier

during the 1950's

Canarsie Now

• Canarsie has many one and two family homes, although there are three large public housing developments and a number of small apartment buildings scattered throughout the neighborhood.

• It is a combination of a small suburban community and part of a major city.

• Canarsie’s population is mostly Black, Italian and Jewish. Jewish population in Canarsie in recent years has been steadily shrinking.

• The Canarsie Pier is still heavily used for fishing and recreation.

The racial makeup of Canarsie today

Lets Take a Walk!!

This is the Canarsie Pier. It has been a popular fishing spot for more than 300

years. Today, the pier is known as a prime location to catch bluefish and fluke.

I love watching people fish at the beautiful Canarsie Pier.

Seaview Park is a popular hangout for basketball, barbeques, criquet, bike riding

and more.

Playing basketball is a popular activity at Seaview Park.

The Brooklyn Terminal Market

• The Brooklyn Terminal is a place where people shop for produce, seafood and live plants.

• The Brooklyn Terminal Market opened for business in 1942. Located on Foster Avenue between East 83rd and East 87th Streets.

• The market has earned a fabulous reputation for offering excellent quality at great prices.

• Recently the market was expanded to include new retail stores such as BJ's Wholesale Club, Planet Fitness and several franchise restaurants.

At the market you can get quality produce for good prices.

What does the market offer? fresh produce, live plants and food seafood

Driving Around Canarsie

Other places to see in Canarsie

The Wyckoff House Museum The Christmas House

• Paerdegat Sports Complex• Churches and Synagogues• One of the many restaurants• Unique retail shops

Places I Enjoy Visiting Outside my Community

SoHo great shopping Marathon in Clinton Hill

Rockefeller Center Financial District

Christmas Tree Lighting Ticker Tape Parade

Times Square

From the capitol in Washington, D.C to....

Montego Bay in Jamaica...

There is no place

like ...

The place I will always call home.

About the Tour Guide - Olabode

Canarsie is the only place I have lived. I am a student at Benjamin Banneker. In my spare time, I enjoy writing poetry, rapping, playing basketball and hanging out with friends. One of my favorite places to visit in Canarsie is Seaview Park. I love Canarsie because the people are friendly and caring. Canarsie is a very peaceful community.