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East New York, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
East New York is a residential neighbourhood of Brooklyn, reaching from the Cemetery Belt south to Jamaica Bay.
About East New York
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Sleeping options run thin here. East New York is residential ground, so travellers generally sleep elsewhere in New York City and ride the BMT Canarsie Line out when a visit to New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery brings them this way. Linden Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue carry most of the local traffic. Cypress Hills lies north across the Cemetery Belt, and Canarsie sits down toward Jamaica Bay.
About East New York
What are the main landmarks in East New York?
New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery is the one heritage site the neighbourhood carries, a church with its burial ground set among the residential blocks that fill this part of Brooklyn. Sightseeing lists rarely reach here. East Brooklyn draws few visitors, and East New York is no exception.
The primary thoroughfares are Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue, while the cemeteries of the Cemetery Belt run along the northern boundary.
What is the history of East New York?
The New Lots name endures. New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery carries it forward, the single heritage site in a district whose later shape was drawn by railways and boulevards rather than by any older street plan. The Bay Ridge Branch tracks and Van Sinderen Avenue still mark the western limit.
Eastward runs the Queens borough line, while Jamaica Bay closes the district in the south.
Where is East New York?
East New York occupies the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the Cemetery Belt and Jamaica Bay.
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Updated August 2026