Renting In Manhattan Home

  Search for Apartments    NYC Links      What You Need       GOOGLE EARTH
Manhattan Neighborhoods:   Battery Park    Chelsea    Chinatown   East Village     Gramercy Park     Greenwich Village     Hamilton Heights     Harlem 
                                              Hells Kitchen (Clinton) (Midtown West)    Little Italy    Lower East Side        Lower Manhattan      Midtown East      Midtown West 
                                              Morningside Heights    Murray Hill    NoHo    SoHo   TriBeCa    Upper East Side    Upper West Side    Washington Heights 
                                              West Village    Yorkville

Brooklyn Neighborhoods:       Bay Ridge   Boerum Hill     Brooklyn Heights     Carroll Gardens     Clinton Hill     Cobble Hill     DUMBO     Fort Greene     Greenpoint
                                              Kensington    Park Slope     Prospect Heights     Prospect Park     Red Hook   Vinegar hill   Williamsburg     Windsor Terrace
Other Areas Near Manhattan: Astoria     Jersey City     Long Island City      New Jersey     Queens
IS IT SAFE?   NYC Daily Crime Reports      Avoiding Scams       FAQ       Stories      Maps     NYC Subway Map

Park Slope                                                           Pictures & Video     Police Precinct #
Zip Code:  Brooklyn, NY 11215
Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to Fourth Avenue, Park Place to the Green-Wood Cemetery.


One poster noted that this neighborhood was a trendy walkable, stroller mom neighborhood that is very safe.  I have not visited here yet.  Noted by another poster that this is a very nice neighborhood where you will find nice brownstones.

Poster from 2007:  There have been reports of "roving teens" in Prospect Park after dark and like Central Park there is an area in the park known for gay men cruising. There was a daylight iPod robbery of a woman with her baby in a stroller last year that got a lot of attention. Some guy got robbed taking out the trash late one night. Not to be glib but these things apparently DO happen.

So in Brooklyn you tend to get spillover from bad neighborhoods into good, especially after dark. That isn't to say that it's dangerous but it does mean that there are opportunists out there and they move around in cars and on foot. You are more likely to see car thefts or break-ins in Brooklyn over Manhattan. It also depends where you are planning to be walking from and to. If you are talking about taking the subway from Manhattan to Brooklyn at 4 AM you might just want to take a cab - definitely if you are alone.

Another poster - 2007:  I lived in Park Slope for 15 years. The Slope is on the Western part of Prospect Park, along a hill (that's why it's called Park Slope!).

Park Slope is bigger, more family oriented and with three loooong commercial strips with a whole bunch of different shops! (5th, 7th and Flatbush Avenues!). The Northern tip of Park Slope is Atlantic Terminal/Atlantic Yards, a shopping mall and Brooklyn's main transit hub, 10-15 minutes to Manhattan.

 
New York Magazine Profile of Park Slope

New York Times Article - Park Slope:  Where is the Love?

11215 Zip Code Profile

onParkslope.com is your guide to Park Slope Brooklyn.

Park Slope Shops


 
 
   
Famous Residents - Past and Present -
Actor
Jon Abrahams
Paul Bettany and moved in 2008
Steve Buscemi
Jennifer Connelly -- sold their mansion and moved in 2008
David Cross
Kathryn Erbe
Laurence Fishburne grew up in Park Slope
Zena Grey
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Michael Showalter
Robin Johnson grew up in Park Slope
Terry Kinney
Athan Maroulis
Kelly McGillis
Colin Quinn
Peter Sarsgaard
John Turturro
John Ventimiglia
Wentworth Miller grew up in Park Slope

Musicians
Jim Black
Dave Douglas
Mark Feldman
Michael Hearst
John Linnell
Chris Speed
Ravi Coltrane
Angelique Kidjo
Jonathan Coulton

Artists
Alex Grey
David Rees (cartoonist)
Byron Kim
Janine Antoni
Lisa Sigal

Writers
Amateur Gourmet (Adam Roberts)
Paul Auster
Franco Ambriz
Peter Blauner
Helen Boyd
Arthur Bradford
Bruce Brooks
Rudolph Delson
Jonathan Safran Foer
Ben Greenman
 
Schools for Park Slope Brooklyn, NY 11215
Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology (K010)
511 7 Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-965-1190
Fax: 718-369-1736
PS 039 HENRY BRISTOW (K039)
417 6 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-9310
Fax: 718-832-2010
JHS 051 WILLIAM ALEXANDER (K051)
350 5 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-369-7603
Fax: 718-499-4948
JHS 088 PETER ROUGET (K088)
544 7 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-788-4482
Fax: 718-768-0213
PS 107 JOHN W KIMBALL (K107)
1301 8 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-9340
Fax: 718-965-6479
PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER (K124)
515 4 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-9320
Fax: 718-965-9558
PS 154 WINDSOR TERRACE (K154)
1625 11 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-9333
Fax: 718-832-2573
PS 295 (K295)
330 18 STREET
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-2230
Fax: 718-330-2239
PS 321 WILLIAM PENN (K321)
180 7 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-9395
Fax: 718-965-9605
PS 372 -THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (K372)
512 CARROLL STREET
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-624-5271
Fax: 718-522-1879
NEW VOICES S. OF ACAD. & CREAT (K443)
330 18 STREET
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-330-2230
Fax: 718-330-2239
SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR LAW (K462)
237 7 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-832-4250
Fax: 718-499-3947
SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISM (K463)
237 7 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-832-4201
Fax: 718-832-0273
SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH (K464)
237 7 AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-832-4300
Fax: 718-788-8127


 

Programs for Park Slope Brooklyn, NY 11215
THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (K418)
512 CARROLL STREET
Brooklyn, NY 11215
 


 

Charter Schools for Park Slope Brooklyn, NY 11215
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL (K362)
646 FIFTH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-499-0957

 


 

Furniture Stores in New York City     Apartment Stuff      Home Decor Wall Art   

  Stores in Manhattan by Neighborhood

Thrift Shops by Neighborhood     Reputable Movers & Disasseblers

    
Tourist Attractions       Vacation Rentals     Corporate / Extended Housing    Glossary

Zip Codes by Neighborhood

Get a Halloween Costume in New York City at Ricky's Costume Superstore

OUR STORY

List of Colleges in New York City     Recommended Buildings    FORUMS

Disclaimer

www.RentingInManhattan.com

 

renting in Manhattan, vacation rentals, vacationing, vacations, vacations in new york city, travel, travel destinations, living in new york city, apartments, sublets, subletting, landlords, listings, real estate, is it safe, affordable, moving to new york, moving to the big city, the big apple, visiting New York City, history, historical landmarks, how long of a train ride is it to, new yorkers, college students moving to new york city, manhattan, rentals, rent, subletting, sublet, roommate, real estate, roommates, no fee apartments, brokers, apartments, rentinmanhattan, east side, west side, listing apartments, landlords, manhatton misspelling, apartment furniture, affordable nyc sublet, big apple, dangerous neighborhoods manhattan, reviews, ratings, local moving in new york city, Manhattan neighborhood guide, Brooklyn neighborhood guide, Manhattan neighborhoods, new york city neighborhoods, the big apple, affordable rentals for college students in a safe neighborhood, are there any cheap rentals for students in nyc, Furnishing your apartment, how to shop for furniture in New York City, rent in manhattan,