Park Slope

Park Slope
Neighborhood
Map
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 73°58′37″W / 40.672°N 73.977°W / 40.672; -73.977
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughBrooklyn
Community DistrictBrooklyn 6[1]
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
67,645
 Neighborhood tabulation area; includes Gowanus
Race/Ethnicity
[3]
 • White67.3%
 • Hispanic16.6%
 • Black6.4%
 • Asian6.0%
 • Other3.7%
Economics
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
11215, 11217
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917

Park Slope is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south. Generally, the neighborhood is divided into three sections from north to south: North Slope, Center Slope, and South Slope.[4][5][6] The neighborhood takes its name from its location on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park. Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue are its primary commercial streets, while its east–west side streets are lined with brownstones and apartment buildings.[7]

Park Slope was settled by the Lenape before Europeans arrived in the 17th century. The area was mostly farms and woods until the early 19th century, when the land was subdivided into rectangular parcels. The western section of the neighborhood was occupied in the mid-19th century, being located near the industrial Gowanus Canal and ferries. After the completion of Prospect Park, numerous mansions and rowhouses were developed in Park Slope's eastern section in the 1880s. Park Slope faced social and infrastructural decline in the mid-20th century, but the building stock was renovated after the area became gentrified starting in the 1960s. Much of the neighborhood is overlaid by the Park Slope Historic District, which is composed of a National Historic District and a New York City landmark district.

Park Slope features historic buildings, top-rated restaurants, bars, and shops, as well as proximity to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and the Central Library and Park Slope branches of the Brooklyn Public Library.[8] The neighborhood had a population of about 62,200 as of the 2000 census.[9] Park Slope is generally ranked as one of New York City's most desirable neighborhoods.

Park Slope is part of Brooklyn Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11215 and 11217.[1] It is patrolled by the 78th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[10] Politically, it is represented by the New York City Council's 33rd and 39th Districts.[11]

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP3A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ New York Visitors Guide, Park Slope & Prospect Heights Archived November 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, New York, Accessed June 23, 2009. "Boundaries, Park Slope: From 19th St. north to Flatbush Ave., From Prospect Park W. west to Fourth Ave"
  5. ^ Park Slope neighborhood profile Archived March 1, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, New York, extracted from a March 10, 2003 article. Accessed September 25, 2007. "Boundaries: Stretching from Prospect Park West to Fourth Avenue, Park Place to Prospect Expressway."
  6. ^ Oser, Alan N. "Rezoning, and Redefining, Park Slope" Archived February 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, December 28, 2003. Accessed September 25, 2007. "As broadly defined by brokers marketing real estate there, Park Slope is bordered by Flatbush Avenue to the north, the Prospect Expressway to the south, Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, and Fourth Avenue to the west. The April rezoning actually extends west as far as Third Avenue on some blocks, and only as far as 15th Street to the south."
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ArchGuide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Brooklyn Public Library Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 17, 2006
  9. ^ Oser, Alan (December 28, 2003). "Rezoning, and Redefining, Park Slope". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 78th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Current City Council Districts for Kings County Archived January 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.