Examples Of Community Observation
Canarsie 11236
In my observation Canarsie is a residential area, located in the southeast part of Brooklyn New York. This neighborhood is made up of different ethnic races. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 81.0% (67,816) African American, 5.9% (4,928) White, 0.2% (192) Native American, 2.6% (2,198) Asian, 0.0% (8) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (332) from other races, and 1.5% (1,278) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% (6,941) of the population. In the 1990’s the neighborhood was still 75% white (Point 2 Homes, n.d.). One resident stated she purchased her home located on Flatlands 7th street in Canarsie in 1995. At the time of purchase two white families still lived on the block. Canarsie is currently populated …show more content…
The buildings still exist but the schools were reopened and now house 3 different high schools in each building. The schools were closed back in 2010 due to poor performance (Medina, 2007). There are several public elementary schools noted, 3 middle schools and also a Yeshiva located on 108th street and Ave M (J. Garrett, personal communication, October 6, 2016). The orthodox Jewish teenagers that go to school, loiter in front of people homes smoking cigarettes and talking on their cell phones. I spoke to one lady in the community and she stated the teenagers hang out in the back of her home which is a path way from the Yeshiva to Jamaica bay, they throw chairs and other paraphernalia into the bay. The lady who choose not to give her name said a formal complaint has been made and the rabbi was notified as well. Daycares were in a great abundance home based and centers.
Churches
Two well-known churches located in Canarsie Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Church is a historic landmark for Canarsie it has been there over 100 years (Kane, 2016, para. 1). Christian Culture Center (CCC) which is a non-denominational church on the cusp of Canarsie and east New York has over 10,000 members presently, this is where I attend. CCC have food and clothing for people in the community that are in need drives for the community. The Yeshiva also serves as a synagogue on Saturdays. Also noted were several Baptist, Seven Day Adventist and other Catholic churches.
In my observation Canarsie is a residential area, located in the southeast part of Brooklyn New York. This neighborhood is made up of different ethnic races. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 81.0% (67,816) African American, 5.9% (4,928) White, 0.2% (192) Native American, 2.6% (2,198) Asian, 0.0% (8) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (332) from other races, and 1.5% (1,278) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% (6,941) of the population. In the 1990’s the neighborhood was still 75% white (Point 2 Homes, n.d.). One resident stated she purchased her home located on Flatlands 7th street in Canarsie in 1995. At the time of purchase two white families still lived on the block. Canarsie is currently populated …show more content…
The buildings still exist but the schools were reopened and now house 3 different high schools in each building. The schools were closed back in 2010 due to poor performance (Medina, 2007). There are several public elementary schools noted, 3 middle schools and also a Yeshiva located on 108th street and Ave M (J. Garrett, personal communication, October 6, 2016). The orthodox Jewish teenagers that go to school, loiter in front of people homes smoking cigarettes and talking on their cell phones. I spoke to one lady in the community and she stated the teenagers hang out in the back of her home which is a path way from the Yeshiva to Jamaica bay, they throw chairs and other paraphernalia into the bay. The lady who choose not to give her name said a formal complaint has been made and the rabbi was notified as well. Daycares were in a great abundance home based and centers.
Churches
Two well-known churches located in Canarsie Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Church is a historic landmark for Canarsie it has been there over 100 years (Kane, 2016, para. 1). Christian Culture Center (CCC) which is a non-denominational church on the cusp of Canarsie and east New York has over 10,000 members presently, this is where I attend. CCC have food and clothing for people in the community that are in need drives for the community. The Yeshiva also serves as a synagogue on Saturdays. Also noted were several Baptist, Seven Day Adventist and other Catholic churches.