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This is a list of neighborhoods in Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States.
Jun 14, 2020 · June 14, 2020. I wanted to toss a page together quick and my thoughts turned to southern Brooklyn’s simple street naming scheme.
- GREENPOINT. Greenpoint was once known as the “Garden Spot of Brooklyn,” or “Garden Spot of the World,” a phrase attributed to longtime US Rep. John Rooney, who served for 30 years from 1944-1974.
- WILLIAMSBURG(H) and EAST WILLIAMSBURG. The town of Williamsburgh was founded in 1802 by ferry operator Richard Woodhull, who purchased 13 acres of Charles Titus’ farm along the East River in 1802, and commissioned close friend Colonel Jonathan Williams to survey and lay out the town’s streets.
- BUSHWICK. One of Kings County’s original six towns, Bushwick is a vast area located between Broadway, Flushing Avenue, the Queens line (Ridgewood) and the Brooklyn-Queens cemetery belt.
- HIGHLAND PARK. This neighborhood is located just south of the park it is named for, south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway, north of Highland Boulevard and west of National Cemetery (below).
Brooklyn is one of the most diverse and dynamic boroughs of New York City. Each of its neighborhoods has a unique identity and history, from the trendy hotspot of Williamsburg to the historic streets of Brooklyn Heights.
- Overview
- Northwestern Brooklyn
- South Brooklyn
- Northern Brooklyn
- Central Brooklyn
- Southwestern Brooklyn
- Southern Brooklyn
- Eastern Brooklyn
- Southeastern Brooklyn
- List of neighborhoods by historical town
These are the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, one of five boroughs of New York City, USA.
•Brooklyn Heights
•Brooklyn Navy Yard
•Admiral's Row
•Cadman Plaza
•Clinton Hill
•Downtown Brooklyn
The section of Brooklyn known as South Brooklyn takes its name from its geographical position relative to the original town of Brooklyn, which today includes the neighborhoods listed above under the heading "northwestern Brooklyn." It is not located in the southern part of the modern borough.
•Boerum Hill
•Carroll Gardens
•Cobble Hill
•Columbia Street Waterfront District
•Gowanus
•Bushwick
•Wyckoff Heights
•Greenpoint
•Little Poland
•Williamsburg
•East Williamsburg
•Beverley Squares: Beverley Square East, Beverley Square West
•Crown Heights
•Ditmas Park
•East Flatbush
•Farragut
•Fiske Terrace
•Bath Beach
•Bay Ridge
•Bensonhurst
•Borough Park
•Dyker Heights
•Fort Hamilton
•Brighton Beach, also known as "Little Odessa"
•Chinatown
•Coney Island
•Gerritsen Beach
•Gravesend
•Homecrest
•Brownsville
•Canarsie
•City Line
•Cypress Hills
•East New York
•Highland Park
•Barren Island
•Bergen Beach
•Flatlands
•Georgetown
•Marine Park
•Mill Basin
The original Dutch settlement of what is now Brooklyn consisted of six towns with clearly defined borders. These later became English settlements, and were consolidated over time until the entirety of Kings County was the unified City of Brooklyn. The towns were, clockwise from the north: Bushwick, Brooklyn, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Utrecht, with Flatbush in the middle. The modern neighborhoods bearing these names are located roughly in the center of each of these original towns. Certain portions of the original six towns were also independent municipalities for a time, before being reabsorbed.
Following an 1894 referendum, the entire consolidated City of Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898.
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under British rule in 1683 in the then Province of New York.
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Feb 7, 2014 · How Brooklyn's Neighborhoods Got Their Names. Brooklyn's modern history began as six small Dutch towns on the southern tip of Long Island. From these inauspicious beginnings sprouted New...
