Crown Heights | |
|---|---|
 Typical Crown Heights row houses | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′23″N 73°56′46″W / 40.673°N 73.946°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 8,[1] Brooklyn 9[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.67 km2 (1.418 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 143,000 |
| • Density | 39,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Black | 48.8% |
| • White | 30.8% |
| • Hispanic | 14.1% |
| • Asian | 3.2% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $45,776 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 11213, 11216, 11225, 11233, 11238 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Crown Heights is bounded by Washington Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Ralph Avenue to the east, and Empire Boulevard/East New York Avenue to the south. It is about one mile (1.6 km) wide and two miles (3.2 km) long. Neighborhoods bordering Crown Heights include Prospect Heights to the west, Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the south, Brownsville to the east, and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the north.
The main thoroughfare through this neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, a tree-lined boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted extending two miles (3.2 km) east–west. Originally, the area was known as Crow Hill. It was a succession of hills running east and west from Utica Avenue to Washington Avenue, and south to Empire Boulevard and East New York Avenue.[3] The name was changed when Crown Street was cut through in 1916.[4]
The northern half of Crown Heights is part of Brooklyn Community District 8 and is patrolled by the 77th Precinct of the New York City Police Department (NYPD).[1][5] The southern half is part of Brooklyn Community District 9 and is patrolled by the 71st Precinct of the NYPD.[2][6] Crown Heights's primary ZIP Codes are 11213, 11216, 11225, 11233, and 11238. Politically, it is represented by the New York City Council's 35th, 36th, and 41st Districts.
- ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Eastern District of Brooklyn Archived May 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine" by Eugene Armbruster, 1912, updated 1941.
- ^ "Crown Heights Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine" from the 1939 WPA Guide to New York City
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