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Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York
Manhattan Beach is a beach on the Atlantic Ocean situated on the eastern end of Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It was developed in the last quarter of the 19th century as a resort by Austin Corbin , later president of the Long Island Rail Road.
Manhattan Beach is also a residential community in the same location. It is bounded by the ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and the Coney Island community of Brighton Beach to the west.
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