Canarsie is a small community in Brooklyn, New York, covering 2.898 square miles, with an estimated population 9.3,877 (cenus bureau 2013). The community, Canarsie is the connection point to many neighborhoods and boroughs. Exit 13 off the belt parkway, is one of the main entry point into the community. Major public transportation in the community are, the L train, located on rockaway parkway and six connecting bus lines that transport thousands of people on a daily basis to other standing communities. Canarsie was one of the last communities to be developed in New York . The community was named after the Canarsiee Indians who once inhabited the combination of swamp and flat lands. In the early 1900’s,Canarsie was purchased for Twenty-four
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Around then, homes were sold for about thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. The homes were occupied by blue collar workers and their families. The better private homes were where mostly occupied by well off Jews and Italians. A portion of the community called Seaview village, was mostly populated by the lower class. Seaview village during 1940-1957 became Jamaica bay homes were remodeled to mimic the Indians huts and created for veterans’ returning from World War II. In later years, this housing was once again remodeled into multi apartment complexes called “projects” and renamed Bayview housing. In the 1960s -70s the housing market declined and this caused a racial transition in the community. The homes were bought by a more mixed population. Russians, orthodox Jews, Asian Americans and few blacks. The homes in Canarsie, still owned by Jews and some Russians, became rental properties, allowing more blacks to move in and significantly changed the racial makeup of the community. Many Jews and Italian moved out of the neighborhood during the 1980s-90s. Currently the community is predominantly African …show more content…
This includes single standing unit’s double units and multi-structure units. “Canarsie’s median rent is about 1,145 dollars(city data). As of 2010 detached homes, two unit structures and multi units range from 500,000- 800,000 dollars(city data) . The average rent now for a one bed room is about 12,000 and rising in Canarsie. The rent calculator suggests the ideal rent for a salary of 35,000 dollars a year is 950 dollars a month for rent (rent lingo). For many people based on the census this means rent is not very affordable for many people. 84.5% of Canarsie are owned with existing mortgage payments based on the census. However the census doesn’t state how many home owners actually occupy the homes or what portion of the home is rented. David weliver’s how much house can you afford? Breaks down the mortgage payments ,salary and affordability. In his article he explains the “rules of a mortgages” he states “if you and your spouses combined income is 80,000 a year, your payments should not exceed 1,866.” If a minority family living in canarsie, has an estimated average income of 35-66,000 a year it is possible that it is very hard for them to pay a mortgage, along with other financial expenses, on their own. There is a possibility that many of them have to rent from a home owner, or a home owner has to rent out part of their home to afford these payments. After listening to a
Around then, homes were sold for about thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. The homes were occupied by blue collar workers and their families. The better private homes were where mostly occupied by well off Jews and Italians. A portion of the community called Seaview village, was mostly populated by the lower class. Seaview village during 1940-1957 became Jamaica bay homes were remodeled to mimic the Indians huts and created for veterans’ returning from World War II. In later years, this housing was once again remodeled into multi apartment complexes called “projects” and renamed Bayview housing. In the 1960s -70s the housing market declined and this caused a racial transition in the community. The homes were bought by a more mixed population. Russians, orthodox Jews, Asian Americans and few blacks. The homes in Canarsie, still owned by Jews and some Russians, became rental properties, allowing more blacks to move in and significantly changed the racial makeup of the community. Many Jews and Italian moved out of the neighborhood during the 1980s-90s. Currently the community is predominantly African …show more content…
This includes single standing unit’s double units and multi-structure units. “Canarsie’s median rent is about 1,145 dollars(city data). As of 2010 detached homes, two unit structures and multi units range from 500,000- 800,000 dollars(city data) . The average rent now for a one bed room is about 12,000 and rising in Canarsie. The rent calculator suggests the ideal rent for a salary of 35,000 dollars a year is 950 dollars a month for rent (rent lingo). For many people based on the census this means rent is not very affordable for many people. 84.5% of Canarsie are owned with existing mortgage payments based on the census. However the census doesn’t state how many home owners actually occupy the homes or what portion of the home is rented. David weliver’s how much house can you afford? Breaks down the mortgage payments ,salary and affordability. In his article he explains the “rules of a mortgages” he states “if you and your spouses combined income is 80,000 a year, your payments should not exceed 1,866.” If a minority family living in canarsie, has an estimated average income of 35-66,000 a year it is possible that it is very hard for them to pay a mortgage, along with other financial expenses, on their own. There is a possibility that many of them have to rent from a home owner, or a home owner has to rent out part of their home to afford these payments. After listening to a