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Brooklyn

Population2,528,050 (2007)
Land Area70.61 sq miles
Density35803.00 ppsm
Median HH Income$ 35,000

The borough of Brooklyn used to be (and still feels like) a separate city, which partially explains the reason why it's laid out the way it is - with its own "Downtown", for example, as well as mirror images of some of Manhattan's features (e.g. Prospect Park playing the same role as Central Park in Manhattan).

NORTH-WESTERN BROOKLYN

Brooklyn neighborhoods that make news most often (real estate-related or otherwise) are all in the north-western section of the borough:

  • Boerum Hill
  • Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn's own version of the Upper East Side (that is to say, most Wall Streeters who happen to prefer living in Brooklyn opt for Brooklyn Heights)
  • Bushwick - the new frontier of hipsterness in the city. Still a poor neighborhood, with relatively cheap rents and plenty of old industrial loft space.
  • Clinton Hill
  • Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn's business and commercial hub that still doesn't feel very neighborhoody. Give it a few more years.
  • DUMBO (=down under manhattan bridge overpass). Brooklyn's version of SoHo, known for its loft buildings, resurgent nightlife and awesome views of downtown Manhattan across the East River.
  • Greenpoint - slightly more removed than its hip cousin, Williamsburg (due to the necessity of changing trains when commuting to/from Manhattan), Greenpoint wins in the cheaper rent deparatment and is generally more tranquil than its hip neighbor to the south.
  • Park Slope known for beautiful brownstone buildings, wide avenues and neighboring Prospect Park. Hence, baby-stroller central of New York.
  • Williamsburg - the housing stock (particularly old buildings) is not necessarily that good, but the neighborhood wins with its combination of trendiness and small-town feel.

CENTRAL & SOUTHERN BROOKLYN

Further down south are neighborhoods that feel more ethnic, less densely built up and sometimes less "urban" (this is a generalization, though because some sections of Southern Brooklyn are very much high-rise):

EASTERN BROOKLYN

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Dumbo
Dumbo

Manhattan Bridge As Seen From Chinatown
Manhattan Bridge As Seen From Chinatown

Boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
Boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach Avenue

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