PARK SLOPE In the 1800's Park Slope became a hot spot
for Brooklyn's elite and a summer retreat for the wealthy
from Manhattan. Named for its closeness to Prospect Park
and its' incline from the Gowanus Canal to Prospect Park,
the neighborhood is divided into 3 smaller neighborhoods...North
Slope...Center Slope...South Slope. Boundaries: Flatbush
Avenue on the north to the Prospect Expressway on the south.
4th Avenue on the west to Prospect Park West on the east. Subway
access: N, R, F, Q, 2, 3
WINDSOR TERRACE Nine blocks wide, Windsor Terrace's frame
and brick houses lie between the south side of Prospect
Park and the world famous Green-Wood Cemetery. Once known
as The Village of Windsor Terrace, extended
families still live side-by-side along with a new group
of young professionals and artists spilling over from
Park Slope. Boundaries: Prospect Park
West on the north to Caton Avenue on the south. McDonald
Avenue on the west to Prospect Park Southwest on the
east. Subway access: F
PROSPECT HEIGHTS A small neighborhood, Prospect Heights features
turn of the century brownstones and a variety of prewar
elevator co-op and condo buildings along Eastern Parkway
and Plaza Street East. Three cultural institutions lay
adjacent to Prospect Heights...The Brooklyn
Public Library, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and The Brooklyn
Museum of Art. Boundaries: Atlantic
Avenue on the north to Eastern Parkway on the south. Flatbush
Avenue on the west to Washington Avenue on the east. Subway
access: Q, 2,3, 4
FLATBUSH/DITMAS
PARK AREA A large neighborhood located in the heart
of Brooklyn encompasses Prospect Park South, Ditmas Park,
Ditmas Park West, and Midwood. Made up of large Victorian
homes with surrounding yards and front porches and garages,
many Park Slopers migrate to the spacious homes. Boundaries: Church
Avenue and Coney Island Avenue on the west. Bedford Avenue
and Rogers Avenue on the east. Parkside on the north
to Avenue H on the south. Subway access: Q,B
(formerly the D-Line)
FORT GREENE Known for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM),
Fort Greene is called home by artists, writers, musicians,
designers and many in the movie industry. The large scale
of the beautiful historic Brownstones make an interesting
backdrop for its' young community minded artistic residents. Boundaries: Brooklyn
Navy Yard on the north to Atlantic Avenue on the south.
Flatbush Avenue on the west to Vanderbilt Avenue on the
east. Subway access: G, Q, 2, 3,4, B,
M, N, R, A, C
CLINTON HILL Home to Pratt Institute,
Clinton Hill was once thought of as a get-away for well-to-do
professionals. Boundaries: Park Avenue
on the north to Atlantic Avenue on the south. Vanderbilt
Avenue on the west to Classon Avenue on the east. Subway
access: G
STUYVESANT HEIGHTS Designated an historic district in 1971,
Stuyvesant Heights has some of the longest rows of historically
significant brick and limestone houses in the borough.
Many of the restored homes are similiar to those of Brooklyn
Heights and Park Slope. Boundaries: Macon
Street on the north to Fulton Street on the south. Thompkins
Avenue on the west to Stuyvesant Avenue on the east. Subway
access: A, C |
