Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22nd Avenue (Bay Parkway) and on the southwest by 86th Street. It is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Dyker Heights to the northwest, Borough Park and Mapleton to the northeast, Bath Beach to the southwest, and Gravesend to the southeast.
Bensonhurst | |
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Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst | |
| Etymology: Egbert Benson | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40.603°N 74.002°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.6 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 104,934 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Asian | 43.9% |
| • White | 34.8% |
| • Hispanic | 17.2% |
| • Black | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $51,667 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 11204, 11214 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Bensonhurst contains several major ethnic enclaves. Traditionally, it is known as a Little Italy of Brooklyn. Bensonhurst today has the largest population of residents born in China and Hong Kong of any neighborhood in New York City and is now home to Brooklyn's second Chinatown. The neighborhood accounts for 9.5% of the 330,000 Chinese-born residents of the city, based on data from 2007 to 2011.
Bensonhurst is part of Brooklyn Community District 11, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11204 and 11214. It is patrolled by the 62nd Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 38th, 43rd, and 47th Districts.