East New York is a residential neighborhood located in the eastern section of Brooklyn, a borough in New York City, United States. The area is defined by specific geographical boundaries, beginning with the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north, extending to the Queens borough line on its eastern side, and reaching Jamaica Bay to the south.
To the west, the neighborhood is bordered by the New York City Subway's BMT Canarsie Line, the Bay Ridge Branch railroad tracks, and Van Sinderen Avenue. The primary thoroughfares serving the local area include Linden Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue.