The branch was renovated in 2005–2006. [48] As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 23 per 100,000 people, Bensonhurst's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole.

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Bensonhurst has long been portrayed in film, art, and literature: Notable current and former residents of Bensonhurst include: A number of high-profile organized crime figures hail from Bensonhurst, including Frankie Yale, Anthony Casso, Paul Castellano, Mikey DiLeonardo, Anthony Gaggi, Carlo Gambino, John Gambino, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Gregory Scarpa, and Carmine Sessa. [55] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 86th Street is another popular local thoroughfare, located under the elevated BMT West End Line. [53] In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 13%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%. It’s 48 seconds of gritty mid-1970s Bensonhurst, featuring shots of graffiti-covered subway cars, the 86th Street elevated train, and New Utrecht High School. Bensonhurst is home to many ethnic Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Albanian, Bosnian, Greek, Turkish, Georgian, Uzbek, Arab, Palestinian, Egyptian, Lebanese, Pakistani, Mexican, Guatemalan, Salvadorian, Ecuadorian, and Puerto Rican Americans. Further, Bensonhurst and the nearby neighborhood of Bath Beach collectively have the largest concentration of Hong Kong immigrants in New York City. It’s 48 seconds of gritty mid-1970s Bensonhurst, featuring shots of graffiti-covered subway cars, the 86th Street elevated train, and New Utrecht High School.

[6], Bensonhurst is part of Brooklyn Community District 11, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11204 and 11214.

It was founded in 1894 as the Free Library of the Town of New Utrecht and became a BPL branch in 1901.

[7] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 43rd, 44th, and 47th Districts. [13]:14, The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Bensonhurst is 0.007 milligrams per cubic metre (7.0×10−9 oz/cu ft), lower than the citywide and boroughwide averages. That year its fund balance was $559,633 and its deficit was $215,377. [1] It is patrolled by the 62nd Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

The precinct reported 2 murders, 20 rapes, 120 robberies, 148 felony assaults, 178 burglaries, 482 grand larcenies, and 67 grand larcenies auto in 2018. [64], The New Utrecht branch is located at 1743 86th Street, near Bay 17th Street. Tags:1970s Brooklyn, 86th Street Bensonhurst, Bensonhurst in the 1970s, Gabe Kaplan, New Utrecht High School, Sweathogs, TV shows of the 1970s, Welcome Back Kotter Posted in Brooklyn, Music, art, theater, Schools, Transit | 5 Comments ».

Bensonhurst Brooklyn 1964 (86th Street, Bath Ave) - YouTube In Bensonhurst alone, from 2000 to 2010, the Asian population increased by 57%. In Bensonhurst, 12% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, compared to the citywide average of 20% of students. Below the West End Line, served by the D train along 86th Street between 18th Avenue and the intersection with Stillwell Avenue,[23] is a small emerging Brooklyn Chinatown (布鲁克林華埠). Bensonhurst has long been portrayed in film, art, and literature: