Brooklyn Neighborhoods

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1. Located on a bluff overlooking Lower Manhattan, this is the original Brooklyn neighborhood and is known for its quiet tree-lined streets and beautiful 19th Century architecture. Prospect Heights Brooklyn Heights Dyker Heights Crown Heights

2. Longtime home to Hasidic Jews and Puerto Ricans, this neigborhood is now the trend-setter for the city and home to many Manhattan "hipsters" and skyrocketing rents. Williamsburg Bedford-Stuyvesant Bushwick Windsor Terrace

3. Before there was Six Flags Great Adventure or Jones Beach, New Yorkers of all shapes and sizes went to this famous resort area for amusement, the beach, and hot dogs. Manhattan Beach Brighton Beach Sea Gate Coney Island

4. This area in the shadow of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges was once a dark industrial area until artists made its warehouse buildings popular. It is now home to pricey loft & luxury apartments and a sparkling new riverfront park. Vinegar Hill Clinton Hill Williamsburg DUMBO

5. This overwhelmingly Polish neighborhood is the northernmost Brooklyn neighborhood and was the site of the construction and launch of the ironclad USS Monitor. Crown Heights Starrett City Greenpoint Gowanus

6. This neighborhood gets its name from the downward slope away from Prospect Park on which it sits. It is well known for bars, restaurants, retail, and "an Upper West Side look with a Brooklyn feel". South Slope Park Slope Clinton Hill Cobble Hill

7. Before it was absorbed by Crown Heights, this "animal" neighborhood was home to Ebbets Fields and the worst subway disaster in New York's history. Pigtown Ratburg Cowville Chickentown

8. This neigborhood is the Lower Manhattan of Brooklyn with its numerous colleges, skyscrapers, pedestrian malls, and excellent transit service. Fort Greene Downtown Brooklyn East New York Brooklyn Heights

9. This section of Brooklyn does not contain any residential buildings, but is big enough and important enough to be called a neigborhood. Created in 1801 by the federal government, it employed over 6000 at its height during the Civil War. Brooklyn Navy Yard Fort Hamilton Metrotech Center Gowanus Shipyard

10. This neighborhood was one of the original five Dutch towns settled on Long Island. It was originally a farming community and is home to many historical structures, including a farmhouse which is the oldest building still standing in New York. Canarsie Flatlands Bedford-Stuyvesant Wingate