Brownsville, Brooklyn

Brownsville
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
The Samuel J. Tilden Houses, one of many NYCHA public housing developments located in Brownsville
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°39′43″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662°N 73.909°W / 40.662; -73.909
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Community District	Brooklyn 16[1]
Parceled	1858
European settlement	1861
Founded by	William Suydam
Named for	Charles S. Brown
Area [2]
• Total	3.01 km2 (1.163 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	58,300
• Density	19,000/km2 (50,000/sq mi)
Economics
• Median income	$31,252
Ethnicity
• White	3.8%
• African American	68.4%
• Hispanic American	25.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	11212, 11233
Area codes	718, 347, 929, and 917

Brownsville is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn in New York City. The neighborhood is generally bordered by Crown Heights to the northwest; Bedford–Stuyvesant and Cypress Hills to the north; East New York to the east; Canarsie to the south; and East Flatbush to the west.

The 1.163-square-mile (3.01 km²) area that comprises Brownsville has 58,300 residents as of the 2010 United States Census, with an estimated population of 128,369 residents in 2019.^[4] Founded in its current incarnation in 1858, Brownsville was initially a settlement composed of Jewish factory workers. The neighborhood underwent a major demographic change in the 1950s that saw an influx of African-American residents. Since the late 20th century, Brownsville has consistently held one of the highest poverty and crime rates of any neighborhood in New York City.

Brownsville is part of Brooklyn Community District 16, and its primary ZIP Code is 11212.^[1] It is patrolled by the 73rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department.^[5] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 42nd and 41st Districts.^[6]