Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of New York City in Brooklyn.

Geography

Bensonhurst is in the southeast of Gravesend by Midwood to the east, by Borough Park to the north, Dyker Heights by Bath Beach bounded on the southwest and the west.

History

Bensonhurst derives its name from Arthur W. Benson. This was a former president of Brooklyn Gas, and began in 1835 farmlands of Polhemus to buy family.

Demography

In the early 20th century was the fourth target poor Jewish and Italian immigrants. Until the Second World War the division between Jewish and Italian Americans was about 50-50. In the 1950s, the demographic composition and more southern Italian immigrants transformed came to Bensonhurst. This meant that more and more Jews left this district. Bensonhurst was the " Little Italy " of Brooklyn. The 18th Avenue is one of the main shopping area and includes a number of small Italian family businesses that have been several generations of family ownership.

Since 2000, Chinese, Albanians, Arabs, Mexicans and residents of the former Soviet Union immigrated.

The opening of Chinese shops emerged in some streets of the impression of a miniature Chinatowns.

Institutions of education and training

• Colleges and Universities Bramson ORT College

• Train P. S. 48 The Mapleton School
• P. S. 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone School
• PS. 101 The Verrazano School
• P. S. 205 The Clarion School
• P. S. 128 Bensonhurst School
• Individual section 96 Seth Low
• Individual section 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro
• Individual section 227 Edward B. Shallow

High schools:

• John Dewey High School
• New Utrecht High School
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

In the arts

The following films are set in Bensonhurst:

• Jungle Fever
• The Warriors
• Taking Woodstock

Famous sons and daughters Bensonhursts

• Elliott Gould, actor
• Philip Habib, diplomat
• Barbra Streisand, singer and actress
• Buddy Hackett, comedian
• Curly Howard of the Three Stooges
• Moe Howard of the Three Stooges
• Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges
• Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player
• Herbie Kronowitz, Boxer
• Paul Lo Duca, Baseball Player
• Paul Malignaggi, Boxer
• Vincent D' Onofrio, actor
• Rhea Perlman, actress
• Leah Remini, actress
• Steve Schirripa, The Sopranos actor
• Tony Sirico, actor The Sopranos
• Ray Suarez, journalist

Organized Crime

From Bensonhurst has produced some high-ranking gangster as: Anthony Casso, Paul Castellano, Mikey DiLeonardo, Anthony Gaggi, Carlo Gambino, John Gambino, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Gregory Scarpa and Carmine Sessa.