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Homecrest | |
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 Neck Road, an important local commercial street | |
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| Coordinates:40°36′04″N73°57′04″W / 40.601°N 73.951°W /40.601; -73.951 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 15[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.076 sq mi (2.786 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,316 |
| • Density | 41,200/sq mi (15,910/km2) |
| Race | |
| • White | 79.8% |
| • Asian | 9.5 |
| • Hispanic | 8.2 |
| • Black | 1.0 |
| • Other | 1.5 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11229 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and917 |
Homecrest is a neighborhood situated in theNew York Cityborough ofBrooklyn, sometimes considered as part ofSheepshead Bay. It is bordered byKings Highway to the north, Avenue X to the south,Coney Island Avenue to the west, andOcean Avenue to the east.
Homecrest is part ofBrooklyn Community District 15, and its primaryZIP Code is 11229.[1] It is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of theNew York City Police Department.[4] Politically, Homecrest is represented by theNew York City Council's 48th District.[5]
Based on data from the2010 United States census, the population of Homecrest was 44,316, a decrease of 1,363 (3.0%) from the 45,679 counted in2000. Covering an area of 688.43 acres (278.60 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 64.4 inhabitants per acre (41,200/sq mi; 15,900/km2).[2]
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 79.8% (35,363)White, 1.0% (434)African American, 0.1% (36)Native American, 9.5% (4,215)Asian, 0.0% (5)Pacific Islander, 0.2% (71) fromother races, and 1.3% (560) from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 8.2% (3,632) of the population.[3]
The community has traditionally been home to a largeItalian population and has also experienced an influx of people fromLatin America,China,Israel,Syria,Russia, and other former Eastern-bloc nations and fromSouth Asia.Avenue U is home to a small but growing Chinese enclave right by theAvenue U subway station.
In the early 21st century many condominiums were built. Many private residential two-story homes have been renovated into mini-mansions, some estimated at a half-million to a million dollars in estimated value. Just south Of Avenue 'V', one-story bungalow type homes are commonplace, as are rows of one-story brick homes with community backyards and driveways.
Kings Highway (to the north) is a major shopping street, whileConey Island Avenue and Avenue U also contain commercial areas.
There are a number of public schools, such asP.S. 255 Barbara Reing School (formerly William E. Kelly until 1994),P.S. 153 Homecrest andJ.H.S. 234 W. Arthur Cunningham. Other local Schools includeSt. Edmund Preparatory High School, Nefesh Academy For GirlsYeshiva, Prospect Park GirlsYeshiva, WindmillMontessori School andTouro College Graduate School Of Education and Psychology.
TheBrooklyn Public Library's Homecrest branch is located at 2525 Coney Island Avenue, south of Avenue V.[6]
Homecrest is served by theB and Q trains of theNew York City Subway'sBMT Brighton Line, with stations located atKings Highway,Avenue U, andNeck Road. TheB3,B7,B36,B49,B68,B82 andB82 SBS buses serve the area.[7]
Public parks are operated by theNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation. William E. Kelly Memorial Park[8] is a public park located along Avenue S between East 13th and 14th Streets. It is a large community park featuring courts for tennis, basketball and handball, as well as a playground for kids. Kelly Playground, located at East 16th Street and Avenue S has basketball and handball courts. Students from the adjacent public schools, as well as local Yeshiva schools, often utilize the playground when school is in session. The playground had a wading pool, seesaws and benches. There was an asphalt field between the playground and the basketball courts. Mellett Playground is a playground located along Avenue V between East 13th and East 14th Streets. It is a smaller community park featuring basketball hoops, a handball court as well as a kids playground area.
Homecrest is patrolled by the 61st Precinct of theNYPD, located at 2575 Coney Island Avenue.[4] The 61st Precinct ranked 5th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[9]
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 1 murder, 17 rapes, 150 robberies, 170 felony assaults, 169 burglaries, 584 grand larcenies, and 72 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[10]
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Homecrest Health Center is located at 1601 Avenue S, at East 16th Street. It is a Public Health Facility.Coney Island Hospital,New York-Presbyterian and Beth Israel's Kings Highway Division serve the community. Many private outpatient medical facilities have also emerged.
There is a growing population ofJews in the community, served by quite a fewOrthodox synagogues - bothAshkenazic andSephardic. St. EdmundsRoman Catholic Parish serves the community, as does The FirstBaptist Church Of Sheepshead Bay, The HomecrestPresbyterian Church, and other congregations of various denomination serve the growing Asian population. There is also a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall nearby.
A Bronx Tale (1993) andBrooklyn's Finest (2009) were both filmed at the Brooklyn Public Library's Homecrest branch.[6]
