Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Clinton Hill
Neighborhood in Brooklyn
Underwood Park was the site of the mansion of typewriter manufacturer John Thomas Underwood.
Underwood Park was the site of the mansion of typewriter manufacturer John Thomas Underwood.
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°41′N 73°58′W / 40.69°N 73.96°W / 40.69; -73.96
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Community DistrictBrooklyn 2[1]
Population
 (2010 United States Census)
 • Total
34,791
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
11205, 11238
Area codes718, 347, 929, and 917

Clinton Hill is a neighborhood in north-central Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. It is bordered by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Flushing Avenue to the north, Williamsburg to the northeast, Classon Avenue and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and Fort Greene to the west.[2][3]

"The Hill", as the general area was known – with a maximum elevation of 95 feet (29 m), the highest in the area[2] – was believed to have health benefits because many people believed that disease was more prevalent in low-lying areas. The area is named after Clinton Avenue, which in turn was named in honor of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828).[4] The main thoroughfare is DeKalb Avenue.[2] The affluent[2] neighborhood's mixture of apartment buildings, mansions, brownstone and brick rowhouses, and the Pratt Institute and St. Joseph's College, built at various times in a number of different styles, is a great part of its charm.[5]

Clinton Hill is part of Brooklyn Community District 2, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11205 and 11238.[1] It is patrolled by the 88th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Rawson, Elizabeth Reich. "Clinton Hill" 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., p.272
  3. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Manbeck, John B., eds. (2004). The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (2nd ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Citizens for NYC and Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10310-7., p.xxxi
  4. ^ Williams, Keith. "Clinton Hill: suburban retreat". The Weekly Nabe. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
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