Remsen Village, Brooklyn
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Remsen Village, also formerly known as Rugby, is a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York City. It comprises the eastern part of the larger neighborhood of East Flatbush area, and is administered by Brooklyn Community Board 17.
Name[]
Although it has been described as a "subsection of the larger East Flatbush neighborhood,"[1] with an estimated 60,000 residents.[2] it has it own identity as "the Remsen Village neighborhood of Brooklyn"[3] and also as "Rugby-Remsen Village.[4]
Use of the name Remsen Village by residents and local organizations began before the 1970s,[5] but more widespread use[6] appears to have originated in the mid-1990s,[7] with identification continuing a decade later[8] and into the present (2019).[9]
The name "Rugby" (also the name of a road within the area)[10] was described in 2016 by the New York Times as "the old name for the area."[11]
Location[]
Related to the above namings are references such as
- "Remsen Village, located between East Flatbush and Brownsville."[12]
- "Remsen Village (East Flatbush)/Canarsie"[13]
- "the Remsen Village section of East Flatbush"[14]
Population[]
Remsen Village's population[2] is over one third of Brooklyn Community Board 17's, the administrative unit to which it belongs, along with "East Flatbush, ... Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village."[15]
Geographic recognition[]
The name is used as a geographic unit in Brooklyn[16] encompassing a 2+ mile distance.[17]
There also is a "Remsen Village" (with a 2012 population of 650 people)[18] in Oneida County, New York; the village is part of the town of Remsen.[19]
Government recognition[]
- The New York City Department of City Planning lists Remsen Village as being part of District 17,[20]
- NYS Assemblymember Diana C. Richardson (Assembly District 43) identified her district as including East Flatbush, Northeast Flatbush, Rugby, Farragut/Hyde Park, Remsen Village, Ditmas Village[21]
Real Estate recognition[]
The Real Estate industry gives recognition to Brooklyn's Remsen Village.[22] One multiple listing service calls it "an enclave" and a "microneighborhood" with "two renowned hospitals" and "Brooklyn's only medical school".[23]
Other recognition[]
A "building of the day" architectural award described its September 23, 2013 awardee as being in "Neighborhood: Remsen Village (East Flatbush)/Canarsie."[13]
History[]
Brooklyn has a Remsen Street in one neighborhood, and a Remsen Avenue in another; both are named after a Dutch family "that was among the early settlers of"[24] the borough.[25] An article about the aforementioned cites a book named "The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn"[26] which refers to Remsen Village.
Lower-case neighborhood[]
One real-estate source referred to Flatbush having "eleven neighborhoods"[24] "many no larger than a few square blocks;" Remsen Village is much larger.[27]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Remsen Village".
- ^ a b "Remsen Village".
- ^ Daniel J. Wakin; Anthony Ramirez (October 1, 2001). "Metro Briefing, Brooklyn - Girl Shot and Killed".
- ^ Derek Watkins; Alicia Parlapiano (April 20, 2016). "The New York City Neighborhoods That Love Each Candidate". NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program - Jewish Post". Jewish Post. November 21, 1975. p. 13.
Remsen Village Community Council ... 660 Remsen Ave c/o Cong. Beth Israel
- ^ NYTimes
- ^ "Neighborhoods: The 'Sacred Sites'". The New York Times. April 30, 1995.
- ^ Michael Wilson; Ann Farmer (January 23, 2006). "Youth Killed Leaving Party in Brooklyn".
- ^ "324 East 94th Street, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY".
2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment in Remsen Village
- ^ "Renovator of Victorian Beauties Profits From Preservation". May 5, 2014.
an authentic Victorian behemoth at 147 Rugby Road
- ^ Lucas Peterson (November 11, 2016). "Want the 'Real' Brooklyn? Go Cheap". NYTimes.com.
- ^ Cate Corcoran (October 9, 2015). "The 14 Most Affordable Neighborhoods in Brooklyn". Brownstoner Magazine.
- ^ a b Suzanne Spellen (September 23, 2013). "Building of the Day: 649-677 East 91st Street". Brownstoner.com (Brownstoner Magazine).
- ^ "Brooklyn Eagle by Nat". Brooklyn Eagle. March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Community Boards". Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ Michael Pollak (March 23, 2008). "Of Bikes and Railings".
Ralph Avenue to East 98th Street in Remsen Village
- ^ Michelle O'Donnell; Jess Wisloski (April 4, 2005). "A College Student Is Killed Leaving the Scene of a Fight". The New York Times.
East 58th Street in Remsen Village, Brooklyn
- ^ "Toxic Waters". The New York Times. May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Village of Remsen, NY".
- ^ "Brooklyn Community District 17".
... East Flatbush, Farragut, ... Remsen Village, Rugby
- ^ "Assemblymember Diana C. Richardson, Assembly District 43 (June Community Meetings & Events)". NYassembly.gov. 2015.
- ^ "Private Two-bedroom Duplex House in Remsen Village, Brooklyn".
- ^ "Remsen Village Real Estate".
- ^ a b "The Lost Neighborhoods of Brooklyn". Brooklyn Magazine. February 15, 2012.
The Remsens .. Dutch .. 17th century
- ^ Lore Croghan (March 29, 2017). "A fine old firehouse, and other East Flatbush sights". Brooklyn Eagle.
- ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Manbeck, John B., eds. (2004). The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (2nd ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Citizens for NYC and Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10310-7.
- ^ Henry Stewart (January 11, 2012). "8 "Official" Brooklyn Neighborhoods We Refuse to Recognize".
Coordinates: 40°39′04″N 73°55′02″W / 40.650994°N 73.917301°W
- Neighborhoods in Brooklyn
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn