Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Prospect Heights
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°40′40″N 73°58′10″W / 40.67778°N 73.96944°W / 40.67778; -73.96944
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Community DistrictBrooklyn 8[1]
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
67,645
Race/Ethnicity
[3][4]
 • White51.8%
 • Black26.3%
 • Hispanic8.1%
 • Asian7.7%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
11217, 11238
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917

Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The traditional boundaries are Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway – beginning at Grand Army Plaza – to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east. In the northern section of Prospect Heights are the Vanderbilt Rail Yards, built over as part of the Pacific Park (formerly Atlantic Yards) project. The Barclays Center, home to the NBA's Brooklyn Nets basketball team, is located in the northwestern corner of the neighborhood in Pacific Park at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues.

Compared to other Brooklyn neighborhoods, Prospect Heights is relatively small and is notable for its cultural diversity as well as its tree-lined streets. Prospect Heights has seen rapid demographic changes over the 2000s, and its shifts are exemplified by a mixture of older buildings under reconstruction, rows of classic 1890s brownstones, and newly built luxury condominiums. The neighborhood is served by the New York City Police Department's 77th and 78th precincts.[5]

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  4. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "NYPD Precinct Finder". Nyc.gov. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.