67-612: Nostrand Avenue Line may refer to the following public transit lines: IRT Nostrand Avenue Line , a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway running under Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Nostrand Avenue Line (surface) , a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue between Sheepshead Bay and Williamsburg; originally
134-649: A "U" shape), mitigating what is otherwise an inefficient terminal design. This terminal setup is inefficient, and combined with the Rogers Avenue Junction's also-inefficient design (see below), this limits capacity on the line. Therefore, some rush hour 2 and 5 trains run via the IRT New Lots Line . The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line tunnels continue beyond the bumper blocks at Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. They extend for several hundred feet to Avenue H. Up until about 2006, you could see
201-624: A $ 1 billion plan to extend subway service to the farthest reaches of the outer boroughs, and as part of the plan the line was again projected to extend to Voorhies Avenue. On September 13, 1951, the Board of Estimate approved a plan put forth by the Board of Transportation that would cost $ 500 million. As part of the plan the Nostrand Avenue Line was to be extended to Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay . In March 1954,
268-546: A fishing destination was further helped by the opening of Ocean Avenue in 1876 and the extension of the Long Island Rail Road 's Manhattan Beach Branch in 1877–1878, which brought visitors both to the community of Sheepshead Bay and to the Manhattan Beach resort across the bay. The first of the community's farms was split up into several lots for residential development in 1877. Three years later
335-402: A new modern terminal at Avenue U at Kings Plaza . This extension was projected to cost $ 60 million. Other plans had the line extended along Nostrand Avenue from Avenue H, where the exiting tunnel ends, to Sheepshead Bay at Avenue W or Voorhies Avenue; this second plan had been proposed as part of the line's original construction. The Nostrand Avenue plan, Route 29–C, which was approved by
402-471: A newspaper article noted that Emmons Avenue had been "transformed by attractive looking restaurants and stores." In 1936, the city and the owners of the condemned buildings reached a monetary settlement , and by the following year, the channel had been dredged and ten docks had been constructed. The filling-in of the central part of the Coney Island during the 1930s, in conjunction with construction of
469-556: A non-fatal assault rate of 22 per 100,000 people, Sheepshead Bay's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 200 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 61st Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 88.2% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported one murder, 17 rapes, 150 robberies, 170 felony assaults, 169 burglaries, 584 grand larcenies, and 72 grand larcenies auto in 2018. Sheepshead Bay
536-480: A relatively high population of residents who are uninsured , or who receive healthcare through Medicaid . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 4%, which is lower than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in Sheepshead Bay is 0.0068 milligrams per cubic metre (6.8 × 10 oz/cu ft), lower than
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670-706: A way to improve travel times and reliability for subway service on the Brooklyn IRT. In August 2016, it was reported that the MTA was looking into an extension of the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line along Flatbush Avenue to Marine Park , which would allow trains to serve Kings Plaza. All services serve the entire line and make all stops. The two tracks split off from the local tracks of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and diverge away in
737-401: Is 53% in Sheepshead Bay, slightly higher than the citywide and boroughwide rates of 52% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , Sheepshead Bay is considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . In the 2020 census data from New York City Department of City Planning , southern Sheepshead Bay and nearby Manhattan Beach / Gerritsen Beach
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#1732765419128804-462: Is a purely residential subsection of Sheepshead Bay, located just south of Midwood. Named after its own James Madison High School , its borders are Kings Highway to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ocean Avenue to the west, and Nostrand Avenue to the east. Madison uses the ZIP Code 11229. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15 . New York City Subway service to Sheepshead Bay
871-536: Is also part of the 17th, 19th and 27th State Senate districts, represented respectively by Democrats Simcha Felder . Roxanne Persaud , Andrew Gounardes , and Diane Savino . In addition, Sheepshead Bay is covered by 41st and 45th State Assembly districts, represented respectively by Democrats Helene Weinstein and Steven Cymbrowitz . Sheepshead Bay is located in New York City's 48th City Council district, represented by Republican Inna Vernikov . It
938-531: Is at the west end of the Shore Greenway which lies between Shore Parkway and Jamaica Bay, connecting eastward and northward to Canarsie and Cross Bay Boulevard . Emmons Avenue is a waterfront road with piers from which yachts and boats offer day trips for fishing and dancing. The neighborhood is part of New York's 8th , 9th , and 10th congressional districts, respectively represented by Democrats Yvette Clarke and Hakeem Jeffries as of 2019 . It
1005-601: Is covered by ZIP Codes 11229 north of Avenue X and 11235 south of Avenue X. The United States Post Office operates four locations nearby: the Bay Station at 2628 East 18th Street, the Homecrest Station at 2370 East 19th Street, a second Homecrest Station at 2302 Avenue U, and the Nostrand Station at 2934 Avenue X. Sheepshead Bay generally has a higher ratio of college-educated residents than
1072-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages IRT Nostrand Avenue Line The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the A Division of the New York City Subway running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . It is served by the 2 train at all times and is also served by the 5 train during
1139-416: Is located at 2636 East 14th Street, near Avenue Z. The branch has occupied four buildings since it was founded in 1903. The current 7,475-square-foot (694.5 m ) building opened in 1963. The Kings Bay branch is located at 3650 Nostrand Avenue between Avenues W and X. It opened in 1951, and has occupied its current location since 1959. The Kings Highway branch is located at 2115 Ocean Ave, just south of
1206-583: Is located partially in Sheepshead Bay and partially in nearby Homecrest . Along the waterfront is a high concentration of immigrants from the former Soviet Union , including Russians and Central Asians, similar to in nearby Brighton Beach . Other ethnic groups in the area include Albanians, Turks and Hispanics. Sheepshead Bay is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of the NYPD , located at 2575 Coney Island Avenue. The 61st Precinct ranked 5th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018 , with
1273-731: Is provided by the BMT Brighton Line ( B and Q trains), with local stops at Avenue U and Neck Road , and express/local stops at the Kings Highway and Sheepshead Bay stations. New York City Bus routes in the area include the B3 , B4 , B36 , B44 , B44 SBS , B49 and B68 local buses and the BM3 express bus. The main shopping and business thoroughfares are Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Road, Avenue U , Ocean Avenue , and Nostrand Avenue . Emmons Avenue
1340-424: Is served by three New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations: As of 2018 , preterm births and births to teenage mothers are less common in Sheepshead Bay than in other places citywide. In Sheepshead Bay, there were 66 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 12.4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Sheepshead Bay has
1407-508: Is still an overwhelming majority White population of 40,000 or more residents, between 10,000 and 19,999 Asian residents, and between 5,000 and 9,999 Hispanic residents. Meanwhile the northern section called Madison has between 20,000 and 29,999 White residents and 5,000 to 9,999 Asian residents, while the Black and Hispanic populations were less than 5000 residents each. However, there is a significant concentrated community of Black residents inside
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#17327654191281474-400: Is the only terminal station in the subway system at the end of a physical line that does not have an island platform , and it was built with two side platforms and two tracks to allow for a planned, but not carried out extension of the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line south towards Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay . The platforms are connected at the south end just past the bumper blocks (forming
1541-454: The IRT Eastern Parkway Line was a serious traffic bottleneck during the rush hours due to the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line tracks' at-grade junctions with the bi-level IRT Eastern Parkway Line. The Rogers Junction would have to be reconstructed with flying junctions to increase capacity for several extensions. The initial plan had the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line would be extended past Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College along Flatbush Avenue to
1608-610: The MTA gave consideration to extending the Nostrand Avenue Line approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond the Flatbush Avenue station to provide room for turnaround facilities to eliminate the operational restrictions caused by the current layout. In October 2008, the Regional Plan Association in the report Tomorrow's Transit suggested that the Nostrand Avenue Line be extended two stops to Kings Highway as
1675-667: The New York Public Service Commission considered constructing a yard for the line near its terminal, and possibly acquiring trackage rights on the Manhattan Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road so service could run to Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach, if the line were electrified. In January 1919, the Public Service Commission decided that the Nostrand Avenue Line should be extended to Coney Island using
1742-671: The Outer Barrier islands but is now a peninsula. The mouth of the bay is about 1.0 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Marine Park . Sheepshead Bay is part of Brooklyn Community District 15 , and its primary ZIP Codes are 11229 and 11235. It is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of the New York City Police Department . Politically it is represented by the New York City Council 's 46th and 48th Districts. The name "Sheepshead Bay" applies to
1809-523: The Sheepshead Bay Race Track opened in the neighborhood, bringing even more visitors during the spring and fall. Near the racecourse, racing investor William Collins Whitney constructed a training track. A "Millionaire's Row" was built on Emmons Avenue east of East 27th Street, while socialites tended to go to restaurants such as Tappan's. The track would continue to operate as a horse-racing course until 1910 when horse betting
1876-505: The Waldbaum's supermarket fire . Sheepshead Bay did not undergo the white flight and high crime that afflicted other New York City neighborhoods. Lundy's closed in 1979, resulting in the closure of retail on Emmons Avenue. After the closure of Lundy's, Sheepshead Bay transformed from a predominantly Irish and Italian enclave into a more racially diverse neighborhood, and the population became increasingly elderly. Recreational fishing along
1943-420: The Board of Estimate on June 3, 1969, would have had three stations added at Kings Highway , Avenue R, and Avenue W, with a storage yard constructed south of Avenue W. The construction of either extension would have reduced delays and improved operational efficiency because Flatbush Avenue would not need to be a terminal any longer. In the summer of 1972, the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line extension to Avenue W
2010-541: The IRT Eastern Parkway Line to the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line or continue on Eastern Parkway. Rogers Avenue Junction was built when the Nostrand Avenue Line was built, and it only connected the IRT Eastern Parkway Line local tracks to the Nostrand Avenue Line. From west to east between the Franklin Avenue station and the junction, the northbound local track descends to a lower level directly below
2077-587: The Manhattan Beach Branch. The extension would have meant that passengers wishing to get to Coney Island would not have to pay the double fare that was required to get there via the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines. Previously, the construction of a yard south of Flatbush Avenue was considered, and the yard could be built in conjunction with the new extension. The Manhattan Beach Branch would have had to been electrified. The connection
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2144-528: The Midwood neighborhood. Originally opened in 1910 as an unstaffed deposit station, it moved several times during the early 20th century before arriving at its current location in 1954. The current building was the first branch library built in Brooklyn by the City of New York. The branch also includes a US Passport Office. The Homecrest branch is located at 2525 Coney Island Ave, just south of Avenue V. Madison
2211-568: The Shore Parkway portion of the Belt Parkway . Shore Parkway opened in 1941, and soon afterward, the last remaining farms in Sheepshead Bay were redeveloped into residential buildings. Sheepshead Bay became populated by Jewish and Soviet immigrants during the late 20th century, similar to neighboring Brighton Beach. In 1978, in one of the largest disasters in Sheepshead Bay's modern history, six firefighters were killed while fighting
2278-551: The Transit Authority issued a $ 658 million construction program including the extension of the Nostrand Avenue Line to Avenue U, which would have cost $ 51.7 million. The Nostrand Avenue Line was once again slated to be extended further south in 1968 as part of the newly created Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Program for Action . This was to have been several extensions to serve the then-burgeoning areas of Mill Basin and Spring Creek . The Rogers Junction on
2345-408: The affordable NYCHA Development , Sheepshead Bay Houses that is located on the borderline of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach , though the housing development also has other diverse racial populations as well. There are large populations of Chinese and Russian ancestry in Sheepshead Bay. Brooklyn's Avenue U Chinatown, which emerged as the second Chinatown of Brooklyn during the late 1990s,
2412-551: The area in several years, though the city rejected initial plans for the development after community opposition. After another proposal for a Loehmann's shopping center was rejected, Mayor Rudy Giuliani 's administration approved a smaller version of the shopping center in the late 1990s. Meanwhile, the reopening of Lundy's in 1995 spurred a wave of development on Emmons Avenue. By March 1996, property owners reported that real estate prices had doubled and that vacant apartments were being occupied. With new development, housing prices in
2479-451: The area increased sharply, and there were concerns about a dearth of parking, since the new developments had collectively resulted in the removal of 2,000 parking spots in Sheepshead Bay. Also in the mid-1990s, a small amusement park called Fun Time USA opened on Knapp Street, operating for almost 11 years before closing in 2005. Lundy's closed again in 2007; a shopping center took its place. Soviet-style restaurants/nightclubs opened along
2546-424: The bay also started to decline in the surrounding community. In the 1970s, the city created a maritime zoning district on Emmons Avenue to promote waterfront development. In the last decade of the 20th century, a real estate boom brought the reopening of Lundy's Restaurant, which was made a city landmark in 1992. Furthermore, Loehmann's proposed a store in Sheepshead Bay in 1993, the first major development in
2613-420: The cemented over gratings extending down Nostrand Avenue. When a new building went up, the grates were removed. Prior to the building of the exit at the south end of the station, there was only a temporary wooden ramp connecting the platforms and the tunnels were actually visible to passengers. Another factor limiting capacity on the line is the set up of the Rogers Avenue Junction, where trains can diverge from
2680-665: The center of the neighborhood. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of Sheepshead Bay was 64,518, a change of −78 (−0.1%) from the 64,596 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 1,459.24 acres (590.53 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per acre (28,300/sq mi; 10,900/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 68.1% (43,944) White , 6.4% (4,161) African American , 0.1% (43) Native American , 15.7% (10,135) Asian , 0% (3) Pacific Islander , 0.2% (152) from other races , and 1.4% (877) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.1% (5,203) of
2747-411: The citywide and boroughwide averages. Seventeen percent of Sheepshead Bay residents are smokers , which is slightly higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Sheepshead Bay, 26% of residents are obese , 9% are diabetic , and 25% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 17% of children are obese, compared to
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2814-502: The citywide average of 20%. Ninety-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 70% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", less than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Sheepshead Bay, there are 25 bodegas . The nearest large hospital is the Coney Island Hospital . Sheepshead Bay
2881-697: The community: James Madison High School ; Abraham Lincoln High School, JHS 14 Shell Bank Intermediate School; The Bay Academy ; and elementary schools P.S.194 PS 254, PS 206, PS 209, PS 225 and PS 52. Private schools in the area include St. Mark Catholic Academy, St. Edmund's School, and the Brooklyn Amity School . Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) is nearby. The former Sheepshead Bay High School closed in 2016. The Brooklyn Public Library has four branches in Sheepshead Bay. The Sheepshead Bay branch
2948-470: The construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. The line was supposed to extend to Coney Island. The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas. In September 1917,
3015-482: The cost of $ 7.4 million. South of Avenue S the line would continue to Voohries Avenue on a four-track structure shared with the proposed Utica Avenue Line for $ 3.2 million. In 1939, the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line was planned to be extended to Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay as a subway to Avenue T and an elevated from there to Voorhies Avenue. In 1946, the New York City Board of Transportation issued
3082-511: The creek's route. With the development of the Sheepshead Bay community into a residential neighborhood, there were efforts to improve the facilities on the waterfront. The channel of the Sheepshead Bay waterway was dredged by 1916 to allow fishing boats to dock there; previously these craft had to dock at Canarsie . In 1922 the New York City Dock Commission proposed to dredge the bays further, build bulkheads on
3149-648: The daytime on weekdays. The Dual Contracts , which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York . The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ), all working together to make
3216-410: The line was formally abandoned in 1937. The former race track site was subdivided for the construction of housing, and Millionaire's Row was soon lined with bungalows. The closure of the race track resulted in a plethora of newly vacant plots in the community of Sheepshead Bay, and by extension, an influx of residents. The bay itself was originally the easterly entrance to Coney Island Creek , which
3283-447: The line was projected to open at the end of 1918. The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920 at 12:40 a.m. The line was planned to be extended to Marine Park , Brooklyn (at what is now Kings Plaza ) under either Utica Avenue , using a brand-new line, or Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue . There were also alternate plans for the Nostrand Avenue Line to continue down Nostrand Avenue to Sheepshead Bay. In December 1918,
3350-497: The marsh land either side of the creek to expand the urban grid to the edge of the canal. However, this never happened. Squan Creek, a tributary of the Coney Island Creek, ran through the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. While Squan Creek was infilled in the 1920s, its route is still evidenced by Sheepshead Bay Road's crooked route through the street grid, as well as the presence of several dead-end streets that used to abut
3417-551: The neighborhood north of the bay as well as the bay itself. Sheepshead Bay was named for the sheepshead , an edible fish found in the bay's waters. Originally an extension of the town of Gravesend to the west, Sheepshead Bay was a secluded fishing and farming community early in its history. Starting in the 1840s, residents of Brooklyn and Manhattan were drawn to the community as a summer destination. Hunters and fishermen started coming to Sheepshead Bay and various restaurants and hotels were erected. Sheepshead Bay's allure as
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#17327654191283484-464: The north; Nostrand Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue to the east; and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Sheepshead Bay is abutted by the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach and Homecrest to the west; Midwood to the north; and Gerritsen Beach to the east. The neighborhood is named after a bay that separates mainland Brooklyn from the eastern portion of Coney Island , which was originally one of
3551-442: The northbound local track to change to the express track. Directly to the east, all of the mainline tracks shift slightly to the north, and the Nostrand Avenue Line splits from the local tracks and head south. There is a closed tower at the south end of the southbound platform at the Franklin Avenue station. This junction is a severe traffic bottleneck during rush hours, and rebuilding it would require massive construction including
3618-481: The population. The entirety of Community Board 15, which comprises Sheepshead Bay, had 173,961 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 83.7 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 21% are between the ages of 0–17, 28% between 25–44, and 26% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents
3685-479: The rest of the city as of 2018 . A plurality of residents (47%) have a college education or higher, while 15% have less than a high school education and 38% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 40% of Brooklynites and 38% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Sheepshead Bay students excelling in math rose from 49 percent in 2000 to 66 percent in 2011, but reading achievement dropped from 54% to 52% during
3752-424: The same time period. Sheepshead Bay's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is about equal to the rest of New York City. In Sheepshead Bay, 16% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year , less than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 82% of high school students in Sheepshead Bay graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%. Several public schools serve
3819-486: The shore, and widen Emmons Avenue on the waterfront from 80 to 120 feet (24 to 37 m). 25 piers would be built on the south side of Emmons Avenue while 26 buildings, including a new Lundy's Restaurant location, would be built on the north side. Residents expressed concerns that the bay might become a commercial shipping port, and local fishermen opposed the city's plan to establish a fish market there. A compromise to use Sheepshead Bay only for private and charter boats
3886-412: The southbound local track. Then, the northbound express track, which is still on the upper level at this point, descends to the lower level directly below the southbound express track, creating a dual level two-over-two track layout. At the junction, a switch on the upper level allows southbound 5 express trains to change to the local track, and a corresponding switch on the lower level allows 5 trains on
3953-461: The tearing up of Eastern Parkway. In 1968, as part of the Program for Action , a rebuilding of the junction was planned in order to alleviate congestion. However, financial troubles caused the plan to be dropped. Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn , New York City . It is bounded by Ocean Parkway to the west; Avenue T and Kings Highway to
4020-491: The vicinity of Rogers Avenue at the Rogers Avenue Junction, turning south onto Nostrand Avenue to/from the Nostrand Avenue Line. Running beneath Nostrand Avenue, the line serves the neighborhoods of southern Crown Heights , Prospect Lefferts Gardens , Flatbush , East Flatbush , and the Brooklyn College area. The line's final station is Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College , where there is an unusual terminal setup. It
4087-474: The waterfront. Sheepshead Bay has also experienced a growth of condominium developments, and on Emmons Avenue, the northern shoreline street along the bay, are piers boasting an active seafood market and tour boats. Sheepshead Bay is mostly residential. Low-density, one- and two-family attached and semi-attached houses are common near the western and eastern edges of the neighborhood. Higher-density condominiums and co-ops are more common near Ocean Avenue, at
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#17327654191284154-473: Was 3 miles (4.8 km) long and minimally navigable through the 20th century. A map from 1898 shows that numerous inlets protruded from the bay into the community. From the late 19th century through the early 20th century there were plans to turn the creek into the Gravesend Ship Canal . The plan including re-dredging the creek into a canal running in a straight east-west line and filling all
4221-570: Was being designed. By November 1974, the MTA projected that by 1993, the Nostrand Avenue extension would be open. Due to the 1975–76 fiscal crisis that affected the city, most of the remaining projects did not have funding, so they were declined. Expected to be completed by the mid-1970s and early 1980s, lines for the Program for Action had to be reduced or canceled altogether due to the 1970s fiscal crisis . In 1968, and again in 1989,
4288-574: Was criminalized in New York state. Afterward it operated as an auto racing track from 1915 to 1919. The decline of the Sheepshead Bay Race Track, along with the construction of amusement parks at nearby Coney Island and the proximity of Coney Island's attractions to the newly built subway , led to the decline of Sheepshead Bay as a tourist destination. Passenger rail service on the Manhattan Beach Branch ceased in 1924, and
4355-582: Was estimated to cost $ 250,000. Two additional tracks would have been built along the Manhattan Beach right-of-way so that the other tracks could be used for freight. With the additional costs of the tracks the project would have cost $ 950,000. The Nostrand Avenue line was planned to be extended in 1929 as part of the IND Second System. The line would have been extended as a subway to Kings Highway, and then as an elevated line to Avenue S at
4422-517: Was lower, at 8% and 17% respectively. As of 2016, the median household income in Community Board 15 was $ 61,274. In 2018, an estimated 19% of Sheepshead Bay residents lived in poverty, compared to 21% in all of Brooklyn and 20% in all of New York City. One in twelve residents (8%) were unemployed, compared to 9% in the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent,
4489-472: Was reached in 1929, and the city built several piers at an angle from the bulkhead to prevent trucks from loading onto these piers. In 1931, the city condemned several buildings on the bay shore, including the original Lundy's Restaurant, to widen Emmons Avenue. The Great Depression delayed further progress, as these buildings would not be destroyed until mid-1934, and construction started on new buildings on Emmons Avenue's northern sidewalk. At that point
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