Boerum Hill

Boerum Hill
Neighborhood
Rowhouses in Boerum Hill
Rowhouses in Boerum Hill
Boerum Hill is located in New York City
Boerum Hill
Boerum Hill
Coordinates: 40°41′09″N 73°59′11″W / 40.68583°N 73.98639°W / 40.68583; -73.98639
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughBrooklyn
Established1964
Founded byHelen Buckler
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
ZIP Codes
11201
Area code(s)718, 347, 929

Boerum Hill (pronounced /ˈbɔːrəm/ BOR-əm) is a small neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bounded by Schermerhorn Street to the north and Fourth Avenue to the east.[1] The western border is variously given as either Smith or Court Street, and Warren or Wyckoff Street as the southern edge.[2]

Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue are the neighborhood's main commercial districts.[3] The Brooklyn High School of the Arts is in the neighborhood on Dean Street and Third Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 2 and is served by the NYPD's 84th Precinct.[4]

  1. ^ Boerum Hill Association
  2. ^ NYC Dept. of Housing and Preservation. "New York City Neighborhoods – Boerum Hill". NYC.gov. New York City. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 123. ISBN 0300055366.
  4. ^ 84th Precinct.