A Dutchman, Jacob Van Corlaer, bought the land from Canarsie chiefs Penhawitz and Kaskapettino, and the Dutch settled there on the swamps near Jamaica Bay. They named it Canarsie (sometimes ...

Once a popular beach resort overlooking Jamaica Bay, Canarsie has become known as a stable middle-class neighborhood filled with suburban life. Tucked away to the east, the land remained rural ...

During the Jamaica Bay Festival, Brooklynites can bike, kayak, or volunteer to help out with shoreline cleanup at Shirley Chisholm State Park — or head over to Canarsie Pier to paint on the bay, join ...

An NYPD helicopter was flying over Jamaica Bay Tuesday afternoon, when two boaters signaled the chopper for help. Aviation hoisted a 50-year-old woman and 52-year-old man to safety.

Only one train goes to Canarsie. Private houses with driveways and backyards line most blocks in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood, nestled in the southeast corner of the borough, overlooking the ...

Construction is complete on nearly 15 miles of new sewer lines and water mains in Canarsie and East New York, the city announced on Earth Day. The $148 million, three-phase overhaul began in 2016 and ...

The last stop on the L, Canarsie is bounded by the Fresh Creek Basin, Paerdegat Basin, and Jamaica Bay, bodies of water likely less familiar to many than the area’s namesake: a native Lenape term, ...

A new bike lane near Canarsie Pier which connects Canarsie to the Jamaica Bay Greenway, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the Rockaways is ready to roll. The $1.9 million project to build the new ...

A 25-year-old autistic man was on a field trip at the Canarsie Pier, when he broke away ... A quick-witted good Samaritan helped save an autistic man who jumped off a Brooklyn pier into Jamaica Bay.

The Sebago Canoe Club is a 78-year-old boating club in Canarsie with guided tours of Jamaica Bay. ... Passing under the Belt Parkway into Jamaica Bay. Oyster shells on the beach in Mill Basin.

The southeast Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie can feel very far from the rest of New York City, with its large park, breezes from nearby Jamaica Bay, and residential streets lined by houses with ...