page_title: Brownsville, Brooklyn
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Brownsville, Brooklyn / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Larry King at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII in Phoenix, Arizona.
context_page_description: Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn in New York City. The neighborhood is generally bordered by Crown Heights to the northwest; Bedford–Stuyvesant and Cypress Hills to the north; East New York to the east; Canarsie to the south; and East Flatbush to the west.
  The 1.163-square-mile area that comprises Brownsville has 58,300 residents as of the 2010 United States Census. Founded in its current incarnation in 1858, Brownsville was initially a settlement composed of Jewish factory workers. The neighborhood underwent a major demographic change in the 1950s that saw an influx of African-American and Latino residents. Since the late 20th century, Brownsville has consistently held one of the highest poverty and crime rates of any neighborhood in New York City.
  Brownsville is part of Brooklyn Community District 16, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11212 and 11233. It is patrolled by the 73rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 42nd and 41st Districts.
context_section_description: Masta Ace (born 1966), rapper
  Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), NFL All Pro defensive tackle
  Albert Anastasia (1902–1957), mobster
  Maurice Ashley (born 1966), chess grandmaster
  Ralph Bakshi (born 1938), film director
  Daniel Benzali (born 1950), Golden-Globe nominated actor
  Riddick Bowe (born 1967), boxer
  Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), NBA basketball player
  Shannon Briggs (born 1971), boxer
  Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), comedian
  Mickey Cohen (1913–1976), gangster
  Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
  Bummy Davis (1920–1945), boxer
  Vince Edwards (1928–1996), actor
  Melech Epstein (1889–1979), journalist and historian
  Meade Esposito (1907–1993), Brooklyn Democratic leader
  Fyvush Finkel (1922–2016), actor
  Max Fleischer (1883–1972), animator
  Brian Flores (born 1982), NFL coach
  John Forté (born 1975), rapper
  World B. Free (born 1953), former NBA player
  Nelson George (born 1957), author
  Marty Glickman (1917–2001), sportscaster
  Don Goldstein (born 1937 or 1938), All American and Pan American champion basketball player
  Sid Gordon (1917–1975), 2x All Star baseball player
  Solomon Grayzel (1896–1980), historian
  Arnold Greenberg (1932–2012), co-founder of Snapple
  Henry Hill (1943–2012), mobster associated with the Vario Crew and Lucchese crime family
  Red Holzman (1920–1998), NBA Hall of Fame player and coach
  Moe (1897–1975), Curly (1903–1952), and Shemp Howard (1895–1955) who were brothers and members of The Three Stooges
  Thirstin Howl the 3rd, rapper
  Gregory "Jocko" Jackson (1952–2012), community leader and NBA player
  Daniel Jacobs (born 1987), boxer
  Charles Jenkins (born 1989), NBA player
  Zab Judah (born 1977), boxer
  KA (born 1972), rapper
  Donald Kagan (born 1932), historian
  Danny Kaye (1911–1987), entertainer
  Alfred Kazin (1915–1998), writer and literary critic
  Larry King (born 1933), television and radio host
  Alvin Klein (c.1938–2009), theater critic for The New York Times
  Meyer Lansky (1902–1983), noted underworld figure
  Steve Lawrence (born 1935), singer
  Thomas A. LaVeist, Dean of Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine 
  Leonard Marsh (1933–2013), co-founder of Snapple
  Zero Mostel (1915–1977), actor
  M.O.P., hip hop duo
  Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born 1952), former boxer
  Alex B. Novikoff (1913–1987), cell biologist
  O.G.C., hip hop group
  Abe Osheroff, political activist
  Joseph Papp (1921–1991), theatrical producer/director
  Bruce Pasternack, business author
  Norman Podhoretz, writer
  Sean Price (1972–2015), rapper
  Killah Priest, rapper
  Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898–1988), physicist and 1944 Nobel Prize Laureate for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance
  Paul Rand, graphic designer
  Willie Randolph, former baseball player, manager, and coach
  Abe Reles, mobster
  Representativz, hip hop duo
  RZA, rapper, member of the Wu-Tang Clan
  Meyer Schapiro, art historian, member of the faculty of Columbia University for 45 years
  Phil Sellers, former NBA player
  Al Sharpton, minister
  Allie Sherman (1923-2015), National Football League player and head coach
  Phil Silvers, comic
  Heltah Skeltah, hip hop group
  Jimmy Smits, actor
  Bern Nadette Stanis, actress
  Smif-N-Wessun, hip hop duo
  Joe Tacopina (born 1966), criminal defense attorney
  Sid Tannenbaum (1925–1986), professional basketball player
  Mike Tyson (born 1966), boxer
  Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (1964–2016), late professional basketball player
  Allen Weisselberg, businessman and chief financial officer of The Trump Organization
  James "Fly" Williams, former NBA player
  Nicole Willis, singer-songwriter
  Otis Wilson (born 1957), former NFL linebacker
  Terry Winters (born 1949), artist
  Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), professional basketball player and coach
  Howard Zinn (1922–2010), historian
caption: Larry King
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