Marine Park (neighborhood), Brooklyn
Marine Park | |
|---|---|
Gerritsen Avenue, a major traffic corridor in the neighborhood | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 73°55′12″W / 40.598°N 73.920°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 18 |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 45,231 |
| Neighborhood tabulation area; includes Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, Marine Park, and Flatlands | |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 73.8% |
| • Black | 10.9 |
| • Hispanic | 7.9 |
| • Asian | 5.6 |
| • Other | 1.8 |
| ZIP Code | 11229, 11234 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Marine Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood lies between Flatlands and Mill Basin to the east, and Gerritsen Beach, Midwood, and Sheepshead Bay to the south and west. It is mostly squared off in area by Gerritsen Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue U and Kings Highway. The neighborhood's eponymous park is the largest public park in Brooklyn. Charles Downing Lay won a silver medal in town planning at the 1936 Olympics for the planning of Marine Park.
Marine Park is largely inhabited by people of ethnic groups such as Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Greek Americans, and Jewish Americans. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.