The neighborhood known as DUMBO (Down Under [The] Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is situated along the East River waterfront in northwest Brooklyn. Stretching from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the Brooklyn … [Read more...]

Sunset Park is located between Park Slope and Bay Ridge. Its borders are: 8th Avenue to the east, Upper New York Bay waterfront to the west, Prospect Expressway (Route 27) to the north, and 65th … [Read more...]

Sheepshead Bay is located in the southeast corner of Brooklyn, next to Gravesend and Marine Park. It stretches from the Emmons Avenue waterfront north to Avenue T, and from Knapp Street to Coney … [Read more...]

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, or "PLG", is a small neighborhood in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Situated near the south-east corner of Prospect Park, the neighborhood contains a Historic … [Read more...]

The neighborhood known as Park Slope was originally a single tract of land that belonged to the railroad financier Edwin C. Litchfield. The 585-acre Prospect Park was actually designed around the … [Read more...]

The variety of housing in Bergen Beach and Mill Basin is impressive. Many homes are custom-designed, and situated on large lots, averaging 40'x100' (that's double the average Brooklyn lot size). As a … [Read more...]

Midwood is located in south-central Brooklyn, approximately halfway between Prospect Park and Coney Island. Midwood is surrounded by: Midwood Manor to the west (Ocean Parkway), Homecrest and Madison … [Read more...]

Marine Park is located in the southeast part of Brooklyn, north of Sheepshead Bay and southwest of Old Mill Basin. The neighborhood is bordered by Flatlands Avenue to the north, Avenue U to the south, … [Read more...]

Manhattan Beach is located in the southernmost part of Brooklyn, at the eastern end of the Coney Island peninsula. The neighborhood's only land border is Shore Boulevard (West End Avenue), with … [Read more...]

The neighborhood of Madison is located in south-east Brooklyn, to the west of Marine Park. Madison borders Flatbush to the north (at Kings Highway), Marine Park to the east (at Nostrand Avenue), … [Read more...]