Brooklyn Neighborhood Guides

Bay Ridge

A textbook example of the quintessential Brooklyn neighborhood, complete with a...

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bedford-Stuyvesant, also known as “Bed-Stuy,” is a central Brooklyn neighborhood...

Bensonhurst/Bath Beach

In Brooklyn, Bensonhurst means community – a quiet neighborhood filled with fami...

Boerum Hill

Known for its quiet, tree-lined streets and large historic district, Boerum Hill...

Borough Park

Borough Park is one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods currently experiencing a...

Brighton Beach/Manhattan Beach

Brighton Beach is an idyllic summer haven for people looking to hit the beach. K...

Brooklyn Heights

Affluent and historic, Brooklyn Heights sits at the closest point to Manhattan a...

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Bushwick

Heralded by Vogue as one of the “world’s coolest neighborhoods,” Bushwick has al...

Canarsie

Canarsie is a quiet, residential neighborhood filled with families who want to l...

Carroll Gardens

Once a middle-class Italian neighborhood, Carroll Gardens has shifted over the c...

Clinton Hill

Wedged between Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill is an attractive neighborh...

Cobble Hill

Cobble Hill is, like most of brownstone Brooklyn, predominantly a historic distr...

Columbia Street Waterfront District

It may be one of Brooklyn’s smallest neighborhoods, but don’t let that fool you...

Coney Island

A world-renowned attraction since the 1870s, Coney Island is one of the neighbor...

Crown Heights

Central Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood is comprised of four historic dist...

Cypress Hills

Ditmas Park

Downtown Brooklyn

Since its rezoning in 2004, Downtown Brooklyn has undergone a complete transform...

DUMBO

The neighborhood of DUMBO features some of the most luxurious residential apartm...

Dyker Heights

Dyker Heights, neighbored by Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend, features bot...

East Flatbush

One of the largest neighborhoods in the borough, East Flatbush has seen tremendo...

East New York/Brownsville

East New York, a residential area of single-family homes and a range of low-rise...

East Williamsburg

Drawing character from both of its neighbors of Williamsburg and Bushwick, East...

Flatbush

One of the original Dutch towns of early Brooklyn, Flatbush is as economically a...

Flatlands

Fort Greene

Named for Revolutionary War General, Nathaniel Greene, who built a fort on the h...

Gowanus

Gowanus, whose name is derived from the canal that splits the neighborhood in ha...

Gravesend

Gravesend is a diverse community comprised of brick multifamily properties and c...

Greenpoint

The northernmost neighborhood in Brooklyn also happens to be one of the coolest...

Greenwood Heights

Squeezed between its neighbor Park Slope to the north and Sunset Park to the sou...

Kensington

The central Brooklyn neighborhood of Kensington is slightly different, architect...

Lefferts Gardens

Lefferts Gardens, commonly referred to as Prospect Lefferts Gardens, gets its na...

Manhattan Beach

Marine Park/Gerritsen Beach

Marine Park is made up of mostly single-family houses with no more than two stor...

Midwood

Midwood/Flatlands

Flatlands and Midwood are generally made up of families attracted to city life,...

Mill Basin/Bergen Beach

Mill Basin is one of Brooklyn’s most luxurious neighborhoods, featuring a nearly...

New Lots

Park Slope

With great public and private schools, Park Slope is a magnet for families and c...

Prospect Heights

Anchored by Barclays Center, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum on each end...

Prospect Park South

Prospect Park South, a neighborhood almost completely encompassed by the Prospec...

Red Hook

Once a heavily industrial neighborhood, Red Hook retains its small town feel, wi...

Sheepshead Bay

Sheepshead Bay, named for being at the waterfront of Jamaica Bay and a once-popu...

Starrett City

Sunset Park

Sunset Park is a diverse neighborhood that features busy avenues with a number o...

Vinegar Hill

Williamsburg

Arguably the trendiest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Williamsburg is filled with sty...

Windsor Terrace

Windsor Terrace sits in the western part of the borough, ideally positioned betw...