I'm moving out soon...

During the last couple of years, my neighborhood is starting to change as my neighbors sons and daughters graduating from High School and moving away to college. My new neighbor’s starting to move in and starting to change the face of the neighborhood. Some things are just too good to be true. It was then, that I realize that it’s not going to be the same with my new careless neighbor, who don’t care about bumping your car while trying to parallel parking. My new neighbor’s does not have any manners. I can’t do it anymore, I am moving out soon.

I spent about five year in this High School. I graduated summer 2005. Canarsie High School actively seek the input and involvement of staff, parents, students, and the community when making the educational decisions necessary to ensure every student's success. Throughout the curriculum at all grades, an emphasis is placed on fostering an appreciation of language and literature to promote life-long learning. They work to develop, communicate, and implement long range educational and facilities plans based on student needs, program needs, equity and excellence, and fiscal responsibility. The school system responds to the needs of the community by offering programs for individuals of all ages throughout the entire calendar year. The Canarsie High School curriculum is arranged to benefit the students academically and prepare them effectively for advanced education or an easy transition to the work force. Strong emphasis is placed on basic education skills at each level. Every effort is made to maintain an aligned curriculum, which tests students on information they are expected to learn and this information is included in the instruction they receive, according to New York Schools.com (2010)

Canarsie Neighborhood Timeline

1910	The property was built in 1910. This property is in the Canarsie neighborhood in Brooklyn and in ZIP Code 11236. The list price of $315000 is 32% lower than the average list price of $465313 for Canarsie real estate, 29% lower than the average list

1934	Mar 26, 1934 - Info Brooklyn History Real Estate :: Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN, Curtis Sliwa was born in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn Alan Arkin was born in Brooklyn on March 26, 1934, son of David

1945	Set in and around a tenement apartment in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1945, Light Bulb captures several days in the lives of the Pollack’s, an estranged Jewish family. While head of the household Max gambles away his earnings

1961	Aug 20, 1961 - Goren was born on August 20, 1961, and grew up in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, near The Rockaways.

1972	Nov 5, 1972 - as the 1968 A largely Jewish and Italian The 32 'neighborhood of one. two and in the Canarsie three-family houses, well-tended ,little lawns and conservative . cars, Canarsie is the setting the most bitter racial con..

1973	Mar 11, 1973 - If the Board of Education rejects the District 18 board s appeal Mr. Erlichman said, the Canarsie school boycott will not only continue but also success full boycott upon the Instructional program in our schools and upon the psychological fears of our neighborhood.

1990	Feb 9, 1990 - This time it was the firebombing of a home purchased by a black family that has cast shame on the name of Canarsie a Brooklyn neighborhood that much to the annoyance of many responsible residents has taken its place beside Bensonhurst and Howard Beach.

1991	Aug 4, 1991 - A fairly rural community until the 50's, Canarsie has become a refuge for people fleeing crime-ridden and overcrowded neighborhoods, poor schools and high rents. But although there has been peaceful coexistence in parts of the neighborhood, and resistance, rather than tolerance,

1998	Aug 16, 1998 - For decades, the two-story brick building at 77 Conklin Street in Canarsie has been the nerve center of one of the city's most influential ... The club, an anchor of the 39th Assembly District, is where Mr. Genovesi held court and listened to the requests of neighborhood residents.

2009	Jul 17, 2009 - A slide show on a Canarsie Facebook page cues up the neighborhood, where Ruby the Knish Man once roamed the streets with his cart and the Thomas Jefferson Club on Conklin Avenue served as the site of sweet 16s and birthday parties.

Source: http://www.google.com/#q=canarsie+neighborhood+history&hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS370&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=1Y_zS-TOPIa8lQeqs_GXDQ&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CFgQ5wIwCg&fp=ca804df6b427d280

Welcome To Canarsie which is My Neighborhood...



The L Train last stop station which is located on Rockaway Parkway

The police Station which is also located on Rockaway Parkway and Foster

The Fire department which is located by the train station on Rockaway Parkway.

Today i decide to post some picture of my neighborhood that i found while doing my research.

JCC

According to JCC Jewish Community of Canarsie, they say that "since its inception in 1981, the Jewish Community Council of Canarsie has made a positive difference in the lives of our community’s frail, destitute, and vulnerable residents. The JCC of Canarsie was originally designed to be a coordinating body for the various organizations in the greater Canarsie area. Over the years, our agency has transformed and grown significantly; we are now one of the leading social and human service providers in Southeastern Brooklyn, mainly assisting the communities of Canarsie, Georgetown, Flatlands, East Flatbush, Starrett City, Bergen Beach, and Mill Basin. To service these communities, we operate out of three sites—with one in Starrett City, Canarsie, and Mill Basin".

My New Neighborhood

I'm tired of my new neighborhood. I used to have good neighbors but they saw the writing on the wall long before I did and they left. I should have left a year ago at the latest. So it's partially my fault I suppose. I can't even enjoy a few days away from my home for fear that it will be broken into, I worry about leaving my wife alone overnight because someone might break in, I worry about kids leaving their trash in my yard, and neighbors who don't respect personal property. In short, I am sick of this place and am packing. I am moving out soon.

Canarsie is located in the southeast of Brooklyn. It’s a neighborhood full of history and charm. Canarsie took that name from the Algonquian Linguistic Indian who was originally living in that area. According to Brooklyn public library it states that, “The area that is known as Canarsie was originally part of the Dutch town of Flatlands. When the Dutch arrived, they name the area after the Native American Indian living, the Canarsees; but the exact meaning of the name Canarsie still somewhat a mystery” (Jackson Kenneth, and john B. M. The Neighborhood’s of Brooklyn. New heaven: Yale University Press, 1998). Around the 1920’s, Canarsie was mostly populated with Jewish, Italian, and American Families. Canarsie is over 369 years old, and in the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was heaven for the Italians and Americans. As of today, Canarsie is mostly populated with Caribbean Americans and some Italian Americans. Anywhere that I have lived ,for any period of time, I get really interested in the history of that place or area, because I am also interested in knowing how safe the environment is. As for me, I know Canarsie as the small town in the big City.

Today was one of those ordinary day. It was seven forty five in the morning as I look at my clock. I’m starting to panic, and jump out of my bed; ran into the bathroom freshened up. This is one of those time that I got dress up in a matter of two to three minutes. “ oh my God, it’s seven fifty two “. I’m saying to myself. Not to forget that my area manager was coming today for a little visit to my branch. I did not even wanted to call, because I live about an hour and five minutes away from my job. I pull out of my parking spot toward Webster, making my way toward Bronx Expwy until I heard a siren and flashing lights a couple cars behind me; I thought he wanted to pass or something. Since I was in a hurry, I decide to speed up because I did not want to get to the back of the traffic. The car that I drove was Lancer Evo which is a pretty fast car, and I had left traffic behind about two to three miles behind me, while the cop was still stuck in it. I gotten on the Whitestone bridge going toward the Van Wyck Expy until I see the same car that was behind me like 15 minutes before was an undercover cop. He put his siren on and tell me to pull over then decide to give tickets worth about $300 or more, for reckless driving, expired insurance car, and speeding. I was so upset and could not believe that my morning at started off on a really bad note, plus I haven’t even started working yet so, this was very distance yet upsetting mornings that I have ever had.

Welcome to my neighborhood

I remember, at the time, when i first moved to Canarsie Brooklyn in the year of 1992, the area had nothing but commercial buildings, warehouses, and auto and repair shops. I also remember when I was able to park my car in front of my house without anyone breaking into it; I did not need a brake-lock system or a steering wheel lock, and walking to my car in the morning(s) without a damage, a broken mirror , or even my car missing was not an issue. I could never forget the day that I had parked my car down the block, from my house, and found it sitting on four bricks. This incident had happened about two years ago, and the quiet neighborhood that I thought was the same almost two years ago, had changed! Not only has it changed security wise, but it had also changed into a shopping area as well. The neighborhood that all my friends had moved away from, is the same neighborhood that brings back a lot of memories, to me and to my childhood.