Brooklyn Heights | |
|---|---|
 Townhouses in Brooklyn Heights | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 73°59′42″W / 40.696°N 73.995°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 2[1] |
| Languages[2] | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.320 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 25,092 |
| • Density | 78,000/sq mi (30,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 75.2% |
| • Asian | 8.8% |
| • Hispanic | 7.3% |
| • Black | 5.5% |
| • Others | 3.1% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $119,999 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 11201 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge on the north, Cadman Plaza West on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the East River on the west.[5] Adjacent neighborhoods are Dumbo to the north, Downtown Brooklyn to the east, and Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill to the south.
Originally referred to as Brooklyn Village, it has been a prominent area of Brooklyn since 1834. The neighborhood is noted for its low-rise architecture and its many brownstone rowhouses, most of them built prior to the Civil War. It also has an abundance of notable churches and other religious institutions. Brooklyn's first art gallery, the Brooklyn Arts Gallery, was opened in Brooklyn Heights in 1958.[6] In 1965, a large part of Brooklyn Heights was protected from unchecked development by the creation of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the first such district in New York City. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Directly across the East River from Manhattan and connected to it by subways and regular ferry service, Brooklyn Heights is also easily accessible from Downtown Brooklyn. Columbia Heights, an upscale six-block-long street next to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade,[7] is sometimes considered to be its own neighborhood.
Brooklyn Heights is part of Brooklyn Community District 2, and its primary ZIP Code is 11201.[1] It is patrolled by the 84th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[8] The New York City Fire Department operates two fire stations near Brooklyn Heights: Engine Company 205/Ladder Company 118 at 74 Middagh Street, and Engine Company 224 at 274 Hicks Street.[9]
- ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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- ^ Fletcher, Ellen. "Brooklyn Heights" in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2., pp.177-178
- ^ Walton, Richard J. (January 22, 1958) "One Painting Leads to Birth of Gallery". New York World-Telegram
- ^ Weichselbaum, Simone. "It's Brooklyn's $10 million street: Brooklyn Heights strip boasts homes with eight-figure prices" Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, New York Daily News (February 7, 2012)
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