This is Brooklyn? A waterfront suburban neighborhood redefines what it means to live in New York City. Mill Basin, a small community located on a peninsula facing Jamaica Bay, started life as mostly single-family residences in the 1960s. The area today appeals to buyers who crave a waterfront location close to Manhattan, without feeling confined by skyscrapers and tightly-packed brownstones. Mill Basin pulls off the trick nicely – if you didn’t know better, you might think you were in Miami.