Park Slope, Brooklyn, guide: The best of the neighborhood
Park Slope, Brooklyn, has an ever-growing collection of bars, restaurants and shops, but which stand out from the rest?
Bustling with hip, young families, Park Slope, Brooklyn, has long been a bastion of the intelligentsia. Fine Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne residences grace the landmarked Park Slope Historic District on the western edge of Prospect Park, which some argue is a more successful green space than Olmsted and Vaux’s earlier collaboration, Central Park. Meanwhile, Gotham’s “other Fifth Avenue” is packed with popular restaurants and interesting shops, and the neighborhood’s laid-back nightlife scene caters to straight and gay crowds alike.
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Named after the sprawling 585 acre Prospect Park designed by Frederick Olmsted, Prospect Park is home today to many young professionals, creative types and many families. While Prospect Park may not be the trendiest, it is considered one of the safest and most appealing places to live and raise a family in the city. The neighborhood is known today to be one of the wealthiest and most desirable within Brooklyn and much of New York City. Those looking to rent their new home in Prospect Park can find an array of beautifully restored brownstones buildings and also some more modern residential condo buildings.
Source: RentHop (nationwide apartment rental website) https://www.renthop.com/nyc/park-slope-apartments