64-411: B15 or B-15 may refer to: B15 (New York City bus) , a New York City bus line Ampeg Portaflex B-15 bass amplifier, introduced in 1960 HLA-B15 , an HLA-B serotype Iceberg B-15 , the largest iceberg on record as of 2006 London Buses route B15 Pangamic acid , commonly referred to as B15 Boeing XB-15 , a U.S. bomber Bundesstraße 15 ,
128-656: A station on the LIRR 's Rockaway Beach Branch . The station was closed when much of the branch was sold to the New York City Transit Authority . The community consists of one main road, 104th Street, with ten dead-end blocks connected to it, surrounded mostly by water. There is a single vehicular entrance and two pedestrian access points: a boardwalk linking the Howard Beach-JFK Airport station at Coleman Square to 104th Street, and
192-518: A German road Boron-15 (B-15 or B), an isotope of boron One of the ECO codes for the Caro–Kann Defence in chess Nissan Sentra chassis code, years 2000–2006 A nickname for Brandon Marshall , Denver Broncos wide receiver LNER Class B15 , a class of 20 British steam locomotives [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
256-590: A Post Office by the same name opened soon thereafter. A casino, beach, and fishing pier were added in 1915 and the name of the neighborhood was changed to Howard Beach on April 6, 1916. Development continued and ownership was expanded to a group of investors who sold lots for about $ 690 each starting in 1922. Development, however, was limited to the areas east of Cross Bay Boulevard near the LIRR station now known as Bernard Coleman Memorial Square (then Lilly Place). The rest of Howard Beach consisted of empty marsh land except for
320-795: A group of white youths at New Park Pizza , severely beating Griffith and Sandiford. Fleeing the assault, Griffith ran onto the Belt Parkway and was struck and killed by a motorist. New York City Mayor Ed Koch compared the attack to a lynching . Black civil rights activists organized protests in Howard Beach and surrounding neighborhoods, calling for boycotts of white-owned businesses. During protests, mostly Black marchers carried signs comparing Howard Beach to apartheid -era South Africa , while white residents displayed racist signs. Three local teenagers—Jon Lester, Scott Kern, and Jason Ladone—were convicted of manslaughter, while another assailant
384-466: A high school education and 49% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Howard Beach and South Ozone Park students excelling in math rose from 33% in 2000 to 61% in 2011, and reading achievement rose from 37% to 48% during the same time period. Howard Beach and South Ozone Park's rate of elementary school student absenteeism
448-469: A low population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 8%, lower than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park is 0.0068 milligrams per cubic metre (6.8 × 10 oz/cu ft), less than the city average. Twelve percent of Howard Beach and South Ozone Park residents are smokers , which
512-544: A racial slur. On July 17, 2006, Minucci was sentenced to 15 years in prison. As Hurricane Sandy approached New York on October 28, 2012, city officials ordered the evacuation of residents in Zone A neighborhoods, including the Hamilton Beach section of Howard Beach, due to the threat of severe storm surges. Most of Howard Beach was in Zone B, where evacuation was voluntary. Many residents chose to remain, influenced by
576-597: A section of Howard Beach, was developed in the 1950s and 1960s on landfill property and is considered part of New Howard Beach. The neighborhood features six-story orange- and red-brick apartment buildings constructed in the early to mid-1960s, smaller red-brick "garden apartments" built in the 1950s (visible from the Belt Parkway ), and two-family homes, some attached, built in the 1960s. High-rise apartment buildings are primarily co-ops (red brick) or condominiums (orange brick), including Heritage House East and West, among
640-416: A significant suburban building boom. The marshland west of Cross Bay Boulevard was filled in, paving the way for the construction of numerous Cape Cod and High Ranch-style homes on 50-by-100-foot (15 by 30 m) and 60-by-100-foot (18 by 30 m) lots. This area was developed as Rockwood Park to the north and Spring Park to the south, together comprising what would be known as New Howard Beach , while
704-467: A supermarket and about 20 stores. A second supermarket, "The Village," opened in the early 1970s but later housed a mall, flea market, bingo hall, private school, and ultimately became a walk-in medical center. Another small strip mall is located on Linden Boulevard , next to the Lindenwood Diner. Historically, Lindenwood's population was predominantly Jewish , Italian , and Hispanic . When
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#1732775439032768-494: Is 159th Drive, also called Remsen Place, named after Jeromus Remsen, an American Revolutionary War officer. This area was historically known as "Remsen's Landing." Before 1916, the entire area now known as Howard Beach was commonly referred to as Ramblersville, including Hamilton Beach to the south and Old Howard Beach to the west. The Howard Beach – JFK Airport station was originally the Ramblersville Station of
832-489: Is a small neighborhood of about a dozen blocks between Hawtree Creek and JFK Airport . It is nearly surrounded by waterways leading into Jamaica Bay . The neighborhood is bordered by 160th Avenue to the north, Hawtree Creek to the west (across which lies Old Howard Beach), the IND Rockaway Line to the east (beyond which are Bergen Basin and JFK Airport), and 102nd Street Creek to the south. 102nd Street crosses
896-427: Is a small peninsula bordered by the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue to the north, Jamaica Bay to the south, Hawtree Creek to the east (separating it from Hamilton Beach), and Shellbank Basin to the west, which separates it from Cross Bay Boulevard. Cross Bay Boulevard serves as Howard Beach's primary commercial hub. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was lined predominantly with locally owned shops and restaurants. Since
960-620: Is a small plaza featuring a memorial honoring soldiers from Howard Beach who died in World War I , World War II, the Korean War , and the Vietnam War . Hamilton Beach is bordered by the 102nd Street Creek to the north, the IND Rockaway Line tracks and JFK Airport to the east, Hawtree Creek to the west, and Jamaica Bay to the south. Before incorporation, Hamilton Beach was characterized by dirt roads, bungalow-style homes, and
1024-556: Is covered by the ZIP Code 11414. The United States Postal Service operates two post offices nearby: the Station A post office at 160-50 Cross Bay Boulevard and the Station B post office at 102-12 159th Avenue. Howard Beach and South Ozone Park generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018 . While 28% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 23% have less than
1088-523: Is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 77% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", about equal to the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, there are eight bodegas . The nearest major hospitals are Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn and Jamaica Hospital in Jamaica . Howard Beach
1152-562: Is less than the rest of New York City. In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, 18% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year , lower than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 82% of high school students in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%. Before the public elementary schools changed to K-8 schools, residents of Howard Beach that attended PS 207, PS 232 or PS 146 then went to Junior High School 202 (Robert H. Goddard Junior High School) for grades 7–8. It
1216-427: Is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, 27% of residents are obese , 19% are diabetic , and 34% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively. In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which
1280-502: Is represented by the New York City Council 's 32nd District. Howard Beach was established in 1897 by William J. Howard, a Brooklyn glove manufacturer who operated a 150-acre (61 ha) goat farm on meadow land near Aqueduct Racetrack as a source of skin for kid gloves. In 1897, he bought more land and filled it in and the following year, built 18 cottages and opened a hotel near the water, which he operated until it
1344-555: Is still served by terminating B14 and B20 buses, and through B13 service to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick or the Gateway Center in the southern portion of Spring Creek. Originally named after abolitionist Charles Sumner , Sumner Avenue was renamed Marcus Garvey Avenue in 1987, and later Marcus Garvey Boulevard after Pan-Africanism proponent Marcus Garvey . The Yates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad
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#17327754390321408-591: The 2010 United States census , the population of Howard Beach was 26,148, a change of -1,973 (-7.5%) from the 28,121 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 1,471.79 acres (595.61 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 17.8 inhabitants per acre (11,400/sq mi; 4,400/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 76.8% (20,069) White , 1.6% (413) African American , 0.1% (28) Native American , 3.5% (923) Asian , 0% (5) Pacific Islander , 0.2% (62) from other races , and 1% (249) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.8% (4,399) of
1472-594: The AirTrain JFK 's Lefferts Boulevard station, within the grounds of John F. Kennedy International Airport . Between the 1990s and September 2013, the short-turn B15 Spring Creek terminus was a separate branch, directly serving the Brooklyn General Mail Facility via a turnaround loop at the north end of the facility south of Linden Boulevard. The JFK and Postal Facility branches were combined during midday and overnight hours. The loop
1536-674: The B35 Limited bus, would be replaced by the B55 , a new Select Bus Service route running from Kensington to JFK Airport via Church Avenue, New Lots Avenue, Linden Boulevard, and North and South Conduit Avenue. Lindenwood, Queens Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the New York City borough of Queens . It is bordered to the north by the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park , to
1600-733: The Howard Beach–JFK Airport subway station, and the IND Rockaway Line trestle over Jamaica Bay. Power outages lasted upwards three weeks. After Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York City Office of Emergency Management provisionally re-classified Howard Beach, along with the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gerritsen Beach and Red Hook , as Zone A neighborhoods. The Howard Beach post office, heavily damaged during
1664-538: The Long Island Rail Road . Ramblersville is the smallest neighborhood in New York City in terms of real estate per square foot. Rockwood Park primarily consists of single-family detached houses . Often referred to as part of "New Howard" by local residents, it is bounded by 78th and 92nd Streets (running north-south) and 156th and 165th Avenues (running east-west). Public transportation in
1728-454: The 106th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 103-53 101st Street. The 106th Precinct ranked 26th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The rate of car thefts is high because of the area's proximity to the Belt Parkway. As of 2018 , with a non-fatal assault rate of 32 per 100,000 people, Howard Beach and South Ozone Park's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of
1792-480: The 1960s and 1970s, high ranch-style houses were built. The area became associated with upscale living and was home to notable figures, including Gambino crime family boss John Gotti , who lived on 85th Street. Starting in the late 1980s and continuing through the 2000s, many original Cape Cod-style homes were replaced with McMansions . Folk singer Woody Guthrie also lived in the neighborhood, at 159-13 85th Street, after moving from Coney Island. Based on data from
1856-432: The 1990s, chain stores and franchises have become more prominent along the boulevard. Former entertainment landmarks included Kiddie-Park and Cross-Bay Lanes. The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge , named after a former U.S. Representative from the district, carries Cross Bay Boulevard over Jamaica Bay, linking mainland Queens to Broad Channel . Bernard Coleman Memorial Square, near the Howard Beach – JFK Airport station,
1920-612: The 23rd State Assembly district, represented by Stacey Pheffer Amato . It is part of District 32 in the New York City Council , represented by Joann Ariola . Following redistricting in 2012, the neighborhood was split between the 5th and 8th congressional districts . The 5th District covered the parts of Howard Beach east of 104th Street and the 8th District covered the rest of the neighborhood west of 104th Street. These districts were represented by Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries respectively, as of 2018 . Howard Beach, southern Ozone Park, and South Ozone Park are patrolled by
1984-863: The B10 had been extended east along Linden Boulevard to Drew Street/Elderts Lane in New Lots / Spring Creek , near the Brooklyn-Queens border. This extension had been proposed around 1960 to serve the Cypress Hills and Louis Heaton Pink public housing complexes in New Lots. The bus would serve Brooklyn General Mail Facility in Spring Creek when it opened in 1991. In 1993, the route was extended to its current terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 4 in Jamaica, Queens . When
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2048-1008: The B15 would be served by an extension of the Q3 service. On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. As part of the redesign, the B15's eastern terminus would be truncated to the Brooklyn General Mail Facility, while the western terminus would be extended to the Montrose Avenue station at Bushwick Avenue and Montrose Avenue in East Williamsburg . Northbound service in Bedford-Stuyvesant would be rerouted to Kingston and Throop Avenues. Closely-spaced stops would also be removed. The B15's JFK Airport branch, as well as
2112-415: The Brooklyn General Mail Facility loop due to low ridership. In February 2022, the MTA announced that the B15 branch to JFK would be truncated to the AirTrain JFK 's Lefferts Boulevard station the next month on March 27 to accommodate long-term construction at JFK Airport. The changes would remain in effect until at least 2026, when JFK's new Central Terminal Area was completed. The discontinued portion of
2176-538: The Hawtree Basin pedestrian bridge, which connects Hamilton Beach to Old Howard Beach. Hamilton Beach features a small park at its southern end, including a 200-foot baseball field, a handball court, a jungle gym, and a beach. Gateways Hamilton Beach Park, located south of 165th Avenue, serves as the final stop for the Q11 bus. Since the early 21st century, housing development in the area has increased. Lindenwood ,
2240-627: The Jewish population was larger, Temple Judea on 153rd Avenue and 80th Street served the community. The building was later converted into apartments after the synagogue merged with the Howard Beach Jewish Center in Rockwood Park. The neighborhood once had two pool clubs, later replaced by walk-up apartments and townhouses, including one near P.S. 232 that was redeveloped in 1980. A tennis bubble at 153rd Avenue and 79th Street
2304-522: The absence of a sewer system. Often referred to as West Hamilton Beach, it is one of the few New York City communities with its own volunteer fire department. East Hamilton Beach, once located on the east side of the Long Island Rail Road tracks, was demolished in the 1940s to allow for the expansion of Idlewild Airport (now JFK Airport). The neighborhood has no connection to Hamilton Beach Brands . Until June 27, 1955, Hamilton Beach had
2368-625: The ages of 0 and 17, 28% between 25 and 44, and 28% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 13% respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 10 was $ 73,891. In 2018, an estimated 19% of Howard Beach and South Ozone Park residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in ten residents (10%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or
2432-416: The area east of the boulevard became known as Old Howard Beach . In the early 1950s, farmland north of Rockwood Park was transformed with the addition of red-brick, two-story garden-style cooperative apartments, six-story co-op and condo buildings, and private two-family homes. This new neighborhood was named Lindenwood . Development continued through the 1960s and 1970s, with Cross Bay Boulevard emerging as
2496-448: The area is provided by the Q41 and Q21 bus routes. To the west of 78th Street, the neighborhood's westernmost boundary, lies Spring Creek Park , marking the border between Brooklyn and Queens. The area remained undeveloped through the first half of the 1900s. After World War II, marshland west of Cross Bay Boulevard was filled in, leading to the construction of Cape Cod-style houses. In
2560-514: The area to the south of Coleman Square, centered around Russell and 102nd Streets, which consisted of many small fishing bungalows that dotted alongside Hawtree Creek and Jamaica Bay. This area of Howard Beach retained the name Ramblersville. In 1919, the LIRR established opened the Hamilton Beach station , located about a quarter-mile south of the Howard Beach station at Coleman Square. After World War II , Queens and Long Island experienced
2624-494: The area's first houses in the 1920s. The current housing in Old Howard Beach consists of several different types of houses. Those located near the former Howard Beach General Hospital (built in 1962) are mainly 1950s and 1960s detached two-family homes, while the areas near Coleman Square, Frank M. Charles Park, and Shellbank Basin contain primarily single-family homes. The Q11 bus serves the neighborhood. Ramblersville
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2688-568: The border with Lindenwood, Queens . The B15 bus route heads south through Bedford–Stuyvesant along Marcus Garvey Boulevard (southbound) and Lewis Avenue (northbound). After crossing Fulton Street , buses use a number of streets through Crown Heights and Ocean Hill , eventually turning south on Ralph Avenue and southeast on East 98th Street. In Brownsville and East New York , buses head east on Hegeman Avenue and New Lots Avenue, then south to Linden Boulevard and merging onto Conduit Avenue after entering Queens . B15 buses then terminate at
2752-414: The city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 381 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 106th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 81.3% between 1990 and 2018. In 2018, there were 6 murders, 16 rapes, 183 robberies, 246 felony assaults, 133 burglaries, 502 grand larcenies, and 97 grand larcenies auto recorded in
2816-421: The creek to connect to Hamilton Beach at Russell Street. The neighborhood spans approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) on each side, and lacks the rectangular street grid of the surrounding neighborhoods. Ramblersville is purportedly the oldest neighborhood in what later became Howard Beach and once considered itself independent of New York City when the city was unified. A 1905 Washington Post article described
2880-581: The first condominium apartments in New York State. Additional townhouses near the Brooklyn border have been constructed since the 1970s. Many former playgrounds around apartment buildings have since been converted into sitting areas, with restrictions such as no dogs allowed. At the heart of Lindenwood is P.S. 232, now known as the Walter Ward School, named after a longtime local City Councilman. The Lindenwood Shopping Center features
2944-734: The line on December 31, 1881. The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad , owned by the Long Island Traction Company (later the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company or BRT), leased the Broadway Railroad in early 1894, and the line was electrified in late October. The BRT would become the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) in 1923. Beginning in the 1920s many streetcar lines in Brooklyn and
3008-528: The neighborhood as having houses built on stilts, with a population of 1,000 in the summer and a dozen in the winter. In 1962, the city replaced the neighborhood’s private water mains; at that time, the population consisted of approximately 130 families. Fishing was a significant industry in the neighborhood. In 2001, The New York Times compared Ramblersville to a fishing village , having pebbled streets and wooden bungalows built on pilings, surrounded by tall grass and marshy fields. North of Ramblersville
3072-454: The percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 56% in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , Howard Beach and South Ozone Park are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . Howard Beach is part of the 15th State Senate district, represented by Joseph Addabbo Jr. , and
3136-485: The population. As of 2022 , half of the population is Italian or of Italian descent. The entirety of Community Board 10, which comprises Howard Beach, southern Ozone Park, and South Ozone Park, had 125,603 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 81.7 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 22% are between
3200-904: The precinct. Howard Beach contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 331/Ladder Co. 173, at 158-99 Cross Bay Boulevard. Hamilton Beach is served by the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department, which has Engine 2 (Brush Unit), Engine 4, Engine 6, Ambulance 947 & 947-1, and two Chiefs vehicles, as well as a water pump. As of 2018 , preterm births are more common in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, there were 97 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 14.2 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Howard Beach and South Ozone Park have
3264-536: The primary shopping district for the area. In the 1990s and 2000s, many older homes in the neighborhood were demolished and replaced with McMansions . In 1986 and 2005, Howard Beach became the site of two widely publicized anti-Black hate crimes . On December 20, 1986, Michael Griffith, a 23-year-old Black man, was killed in Howard Beach in a racist attack. Griffith, along with Cedric Sandiford and Timothy Grimes, sought assistance in Howard Beach after their car broke down on Cross Bay Boulevard. They were attacked by
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#17327754390323328-462: The relatively minor impact of Hurricane Irene the previous year. On October 29, Sandy made landfall, bringing a ten-foot storm surge from Jamaica Bay that flooded Old Howard Beach, New Howard Beach, Broad Channel, the Rockaways , parts of Lindenwood, and sections of Ozone Park . The storm caused widespread destruction, including extensive damage to homes, businesses along Cross Bay Boulevard,
3392-683: The rest of the city began to be replaced by buses, particularly after the unification of the city's three primary transit companies (including the BMT) under municipal operations in June 1940. The New Lots Avenue Line was converted to buses in mid-1941, running from the Canarsie Depot at Rockaway Avenue and Hegeman Avenue continuing east along Hegeman Avenue and Linden Boulevard to Atkins Avenue/Berriman Street in East New York . The service
3456-497: The route was extended to Kennedy Airport it was redesignated as the B15 (the previous designation for a route between City Hall and Downtown Brooklyn ) to avoid confusion with the Q10 , an existing route serving the airport, at the time operated by Green Bus Lines (now part of MTA Bus Company ). On April 11, 2004, 24-hour service was added to the B15 between Brooklyn and JFK Airport. At
3520-477: The same time, service to all JFK terminals except Terminal 4 was replaced by a free transfer to the AirTrain JFK . On October 12, 2009, buses on the B15 were equipped with luggage racks, as part of a ten-bus pilot program on airport bus services to improve passenger flow. On May 30, 2012, due to construction at Terminal 4, the B15 started terminating at a new stop at Terminal 5, near the former Terminal 6 . On September 8, 2013, B15 buses stopped directly serving
3584-824: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B15&oldid=1132316998 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages B15 (New York City bus) The Sumner Avenue Line and New Lots Avenue Line were two streetcar lines in Brooklyn , New York City , running mainly along Marcus Garvey Boulevard (formerly Sumner Avenue), East 98th Street, and New Lots Avenue between northern Bedford–Stuyvesant and New Lots . Originally streetcar lines ,
3648-717: The south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel , to the east by 102nd–104th Streets in South Ozone Park , and to the west by 75th Street in East New York, Brooklyn . The area consists mostly of low-rise single-family detached houses . Howard Beach is located in Queens Community District 10 and its ZIP Code is 11414. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 106th Precinct. Politically, Howard Beach
3712-455: The storm, reopened on April 5, 2013, following significant repairs. Like many New York City neighborhoods, Howard Beach is composed of several smaller neighborhoods including Howard Beach, Old Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, Ramblersville, Spring Park, Rockwood Park, Lindenwood, and Howard Park. Often, Old Howard Beach, Ramblersville, Howard Park, and Hamilton Beach are collectively referred to as "Old Howard Beach." The main section of Howard Beach
3776-935: The two lines were combined as a bus route in 1947. That bus route became the present B15 Marcus Garvey Boulevard / New Lots Avenue service, operated by MTA New York City Bus' East New York Depot in East New York . The B15 continues east from New Lots to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens . The B15 bus route runs between the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center and Flushing Avenue ( J and M ) subway station in Bedford–Stuyvesant , and John F. Kennedy International Airport 's Terminal 5 in Queens . Alternate buses during rush hours and weekends short turn at Drew Street/Elderts Lane on Linden Boulevard in Spring Creek , at
3840-422: Was acquitted. On June 29, 2005, a group of local white men in Howard Beach attacked three Black men with baseball bats, resulting in one victim being hospitalized with serious injuries. Police arrested two of the attackers, including Nicholas Minucci, who claimed the victims had attempted to rob him. Minucci, 20, was found guilty on June 10, 2006 of robbery and the racist attack of Glenn Moore, during which he used
3904-633: Was assigned the B10 designation. On July 8, 1947, the B10 was extended to replace Sumner Avenue trolley service. The Sumner route was cut back from Williamsburg Bridge Plaza to its current terminal at Broadway and Sumner Avenue with direct Bedford–Stuyvesant-Red Hook service unreplaced. Sumner trolley service was fully eliminated in 1949. On September 29, 1963, several Brooklyn streets including Sumner Avenue were turned into one-way streets; Sumner Avenue would become southbound only. Northbound B10 buses were rerouted onto Lewis Avenue at this time. By this time,
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#17327754390323968-411: Was built around 1980. Old Howard Beach is a section of Howard Beach that lies between Shellbank Basin and Hawtree Creek to the east of Cross Bay Boulevard . Coleman Square, Wetzel Triangle and Frank M. Charles Park are located in Old Howard Beach. The area is locally referred to as "Old Howard Beach" since it was the original place in which founder William Howard built his famous hotel, and later
4032-576: Was destroyed by fire in October 1907. He gradually bought more land and formed the Howard Estates Development Company in 1909. He dredged and filled the land until he was able to accumulate 500 acres (200 ha) by 1914. He laid out several streets, water mains and gas mains, and built 35 houses that were priced in the $ 2,500–$ 5,000 range. The Long Island Rail Road established a station named Ramblersville in 1905 and
4096-548: Was organized in 1881 to build a branch of the Broadway Railroad , beginning at Broadway and Yates Avenue (present-day Marcus Garvey Boulevard) in Bedford–Stuyvesant , continuing south on Yates to Fulton Street , then east on Fulton, where it ran over the Brooklyn City Rail Road 's Fulton Street Line to Troy Avenue, and continued south on Troy to end at Bergen Street. The Broadway Railroad leased
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