Mill Basin/ Mill Island is a neighborhood in New York City in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn lying along Jamaica Bay and bounded to the north by Avenue U, and to the east,south,and west by the Mill Basin / Mill Island Inlet.This area was called Equandito (Broken Lands) by the local Canarsee Native Americans.Today this middle class neighborhood housing is predominantly composed of semi-detached one and two family wood-frame homes,although plenty of fully detached brick townhouses exist. High-density and/or high-rise apartment complexes are virtually non-existent.The area's shopping destination is the Kings Plaza, NYC's first indoor mall, a 1.1-million-square-foot facility that houses over 150 shops,a multiplex movie theater, its own marina, and serves as the starting point for 7 bus lines.Thriving commercial strips lay along Avenue N,Ralph Avenue and nearby Flatbush Avenue.With it's convienience to shopping,transpotation,education Old Mill Basin is one of NYC'S finest middle class neighborhoods. For assistance with selling, buying,or renting properties in Bergen Beach, Mill Basin,and the surrounding areas, please visit us at www.Fillmore.com,or contact your local Fillmore office. With 20 offices throughout Brooklyn, chances are there's one close to you.We have been living in,working in, and helping others make a home in Brooklyn since 1966. At Fillmore Real Estate,we know Brooklyn - and we look forward to knowing you!