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Neighborhood in New York

Park Slope

Park Slope’s late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century brownstones sit alongside commercial streets and the western side of Prospect Park.

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Historic red brick Berkeley Carroll School on Carroll Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Brownstone streets and commercial avenues beside Prospect Park

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About Park Slope

Park Slope’s late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century brownstones sit alongside commercial streets and the western side of Prospect Park. Fifth Avenue has its own neighborhood business district, while Grand Army Plaza provides a formal entrance to the park. Subway access is distributed across several station areas rather than one central stop.

Residential blocks and Fifth Avenue

Brownstones are part of Park Slope’s architectural identity, with much of that housing dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Fifth Avenue provides a separate commercial thread through the neighborhood.

The Fifth Avenue business improvement district works with businesses, property owners and residents along the avenue. Its directory and local information provide a more concrete picture of that corridor than the neighborhood name alone.

Prospect Park has several destinations

Grand Army Plaza is a formal entrance to Prospect Park. Inside the park, destinations include the Boathouse and Audubon Center, linked through the park’s own paths.

The Alliance’s destination map distinguishes entrances from interior landmarks. An address beside the park’s western edge is not the same starting point as Grand Army Plaza at its northern end.

Different station names and approaches

MTA lists the F at 7 Avenue, with entrances at Seventh and Eighth avenues on 9th Street, and at 15 Street–Prospect Park near Bartel-Pritchard Square. The G shares those stations.

Grand Army Plaza is a separate station on the 2 and 3 lines. The station’s Plaza Street and Flatbush Avenue entrances provide another approach to the northern park area.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Park Slope.

  1. Walk from the home to Fifth Avenue and identify the businesses you would use for recurring errands.
  2. Choose a named Prospect Park entrance and follow the path to the part of the park you intend to use.
  3. Locate the exact subway entrance; the F/G station at 7 Avenue and Grand Army Plaza serve different routes.
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Photo credits

  • Historic red brick Berkeley Carroll School on Carroll Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
  • Historic brownstone row houses on Garfield Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn.