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The area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Caton Avenue/ Ft. Hamilton Parkway to the north, Dahill Road and 36th St to the west, and Foster Avenue and 47th Street to the south.
Have not visited here yet.   Here is what others have written about Kensington.  There are all sorts of apartments, nice, drab and in-between.  It's very dirty and there is a lot of graffiti. Looks a lot like Southside Williamsburg without the brick buildings. Decent area otherwise, seems safe enough. 

One person wrote this in 2007: NYC is experiencing its lowest levels of crime in many years. As a Kensington resident, I feel the neighborhood is quite safe - I walk constantly, and there is a really nice family quality that is visible within the neighborhood.

From another poster:  "Born and raised in Kensington. Perfectly safe, but it really doesn't have any identity, kind of no man's land. 30 years ago it was heavily Irish and Italian, today it is just a completely random mix- The high rises on ocean parkway tend to be newer Russian immigrants. Coney island avenue, the northern boundary of the neighborhood is referred to as little Pakistan, and certain blocks bordering on boro park and midwood are entirely Hasidic. All very nice people but tend to be kind of insular.  Rents are comparably cheap to some other areas closer to Manhattan, and you wont find any starbucks around here. However, like the rest of NY, you jump on a train and you're in an area with restaurants and nightlife in 20 mins."

 

Public Library in Kensington

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development - Kensington
 

 

 

  
New York Times Article - Living in Kensington, Brooklyn - Name From London, People From Everywhere

Kensington Brooklyn Blog  http://kensingtonbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/05/ny-times-article.html

Kensington Stories blog - http://kensingtonstories.blogspot.com/2008/08/more-top-ten-reasons-why-living-in.html

http://krappykensington.blogspot.com/

Blogarithms - Info about living in Kensington.

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/NEIGHBORHOODS/kensington/kensington.html

New York Times Article 2001 - If You're Thinking of Living In/Kensington; An Old Neighborhood Is Rediscovered

Kensington Stables, located near the southwest corner of Brooklyn's beautiful Prospect Park, is New York City's friendliest, most accessible, and most affordable riding stable.  They offer a complete range of equestrian activities and services, including lessons, guided trail rides, and pony rides.

 

  
   
Schools for Kensington / Parkville Brooklyn, NY 11218
JHS 062 THE DITMAS (K062)
700 CORTELYOU ROAD
BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Phone: 718-941-5450
Fax: 718-693-7433 		PS 130 THE PARKSIDE (K130)
70 OCEAN PARKWAY
BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Phone: 718-686-1940
Fax: 718-854-9756
K134 (K134)
4001 18 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Phone: 718-436-7200
Fax: 718-854-4115 		PS 179 KENSINGTON (K179)
202 AVENUE C
BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Phone: 718-438-4010
Fax: 718-871-7484
PS 230 DORIS L COHEN (K230)
1 ALBEMARLE ROAD
BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Phone: 718-437-6135
Fax: 718-871-2624 		 


 

Schools for Kensington / Parkville Brooklyn, NY 11204
PS 048 MAPELTON (K048)
6015 18 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-232-3873
Fax: 718-232-3451 		IS 096 SETH LOW (K096)
99 AVENUE P
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-236-1344
Fax: 718-236-2397
PS 121 NELSON A ROCKEFELLER (K121)
5301 20 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-377-8845
Fax: 718-252-4075 		PS 177 THE MARLBORO (K177)
346 AVENUE P
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-375-9506
Fax: 718-375-4450
PS 180 HOMEWOOD (K180)
5601 16 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-851-8070
Fax: 718-853-9308 		PS 192 BROOKLYN (K192)
4715 18 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-633-3061
Fax: 718-871-8721
PS 205 CLARION (K205)
6701 20 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-236-2380
Fax: 718-331-7299 		JHS 223 THE MONTAUK (K223)
4200 16 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-438-0155
Fax: 718-871-7477
PS 226 ALFRED DE B.MASON (K226)
6006 23 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-256-1118
Fax: 718-256-0384 		JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW (K227)
6500 16 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-256-8218
Fax: 718-331-7378
PS 231K (K231)
5601 16 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-853-1884
Fax: 718-853-5388 		PS 247 BROOKLYN (K247)
7000 21 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-236-4205
Fax: 718-331-8563
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL (K505)
5800 20 AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
Phone: 718-256-1346
Fax: 718-232-9513

 

 

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