I would assume it started in at least the mid 80's. Even then Haitians and Jamaicans were buying up and renting out apartments and houses. When we left at the turn of the decade there were still some Jews on the block if I recall correctly.
That's about right. I was in Canarsie and Midwood (and most of South Brooklyn) all the time back then for the union. By the late '90s, the bulk of the Italians and Jews were long gone from Canarsie. Still plenty of middle-class Jews in Midwood though. That's still a very nice neighborhood (for the most part).
