Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
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Cypress Hills is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, lying north of City Line and south of Cypress Hills Cemetery, in the far northeastern corner of Brooklyn. It is abutted on the west by Bushwick, on the south by City Line, and on the east, across the Brooklyn-Queens border, by Woodhaven and Ozone Park.
The southern border of the neighborhood is Atlantic Avenue.
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[edit] Demographics
The northern part, north of Atlantic Avenue, is mixed, with Hispanic-Americans, South Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Italian-Americans, and various European-Americans.[1] [2]
The southern part is composed of African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans, and a scattered presence of South Asian-Americans.[3] [4]
[edit] Transportation
It is served by the J train and the Z train, BMT elevated rail lines of the Metropolitan Transit Authority --(see also the article on the Jamaica Line), and the A train and the C train of the IND subway lines.
Atlantic Avenue and Conduit Boulevard pass through the neighborhood.
[edit] Libraries
In the south, on Sutter Avenue, facing the Cypress Hills Houses, is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. There is also a Brooklyn Public Library on Arlington Avenue between Warwick Street and Ashford Street. Northeast-ward, in the Woodhaven neighborhood, on Forest Parkway, is a branch of the Queens Borough Public Library.
[edit] Schools
Franklin K. Lane High School is at the extreme northeast corner of the neighborhood, north of Jamaica Avenue.
Blessed Sacrament Elementary School is located on Euclid Avenue, between Fulton Street and Ridgewood Avenue.
The Intermediate School, IS 171 is a public school located on Ridgewood Avenue between Nichols Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.
The middle school, IS 302 is also a public school, located on Linwood Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Liberty Avenue. Also, within this school, due to certain issues, is a public school ranging from grades K (kindergarten) to 8th grade, P.S.89 (aka Cypress Hills Community School)
[edit] Housing projects of a related name
To the south, more properly in the City Line neighborhood, are the "Cypress Hills Houses," housing projects under the authority of the New York City Housing Authority.
[edit] Notable Residents
Frank James Burke, Local gangster
Tony Danza, Famous Actor
[edit] Zip code
The neighborhood is served by the United States Postal Service zip code 11208.
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