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| Population: | 2,528,050 (2007) | | Land Area: | 70.61 sq miles | | Density: | 35803.00 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
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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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