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Encyclopedia > Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York

Manhattan Beach is a beach on the Atlantic Ocean situated on the eastern end of Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It was developed in the last quarter of the 19th century as a resort by Austin Corbin, later president of the Long Island Rail Road. 90 mile beach Australia A Beach In United Kingdom A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is the largest financial center in the world. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...


Manhattan Beach is also a residential community in the same location. It is bounded by the ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west. It is known for being home to many Sephardic Jews and Russian immigrants. It is also known for being one of the most richest and most expensive to live in neighborhoods in brooklyn. Houses in Mahnhattan Beach cost in the millions. It is home to the boroughs Community College - KCC - Kingsborough Community College. Body of water Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west. ... Brighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. ...


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Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (429 words)
Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west.
Manhattan Beach is zoned to PS 195 Manhattan Beach School for grades K-5 and PS 225 The Eileen E. Zaglin School for grades 6-8 (Zaglin takes students from K-8 but Manhattan Beach is zoned to a different school for K-5).
Brooklyn: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (6235 words)
Borough (pop., 2000: 2,465,326), New York, New York, U.S. Separated from Manhattan by the East River, it is bordered to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
Brooklyn's Borough President is Marty Markowitz, elected as a Democrat in 2001 and re-elected in 2005.
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, and was the first public co-ed liberal arts college in New York City.
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