THE NEIGHBORHOOD
An architecturally unique residential area with small town charm, Brooklyn Heights was the first neighborhood in New York City to be designated an Historic District in 1962. Today, Brooklyn Heights is distinguished by a beautiful collection of National Historic Landmark churches and nineteenth-century brownstones. Significant New York City landmarks, such as the Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection (Formerly known as The Brooklyn Historical Society) and Brooklyn Borough Hall are located here, and tourists and locals alike flock to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade (when leaving the building, turn right towards Hicks Street and walk two blocks to the Promenade), with its inspiring views of the Brooklyn Bridge, Lower Manhattan, and beyond.
The neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights stretches from Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge south to Atlantic Avenue and from the East River east to Court Street and Cadman Plaza. Adjacent neighborhoods are: DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. It is directly across the East River from Manhattan, and easily accessible to Downtown and multiple subway lines:
-
A/C Train Station: High Street Brooklyn Bridge
-
2/3 Train Station: Clark Street Brooklyn Heights
-
4/5 Train Station: Borough Hall
-
R Train Station: Court Street
-
F Train Station: York Street
