Crown Heights

The Heart of Brooklyn's Caribbean Pride and Art Culture
A growing community, Crown Heights boasts lots to see and do. Popular spots include its museums, such as the Brooklyn Museum or the Weeksville Heritage Center, its recreation options like Brower Park, Propspect Park, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Brooklyn Public Library. A retail hub has also emerged around Franklin Avenue, with trendy cocktail bars, beer halls, and local food vendors. Running east-to-west across the neighborhood, the tree-lined Eastern Parkway is the route of Labor Day's West Indian American Day Parade.

Crown Heights is known for its historic two-to-four story row houses, and some newer condos have been built in the past few years too. The area is very accessible from the rest of Manhattan as well. Crown Heights' mix of rich heritage and commercial establishments makes it a favorite among its busy and vibrant residents.
What Crown Heights Residents
Think About Their Apartments
overall
8.0
value
8.0
amenities
6.0
social
7.0
management
5.0
safety
5.0
Median rents in Crown Heights
Studio
$
2,750
1 Bedroom
$
3,650
2 Bedroom
$
5,450

Living in
Crown Heights

Eastern Parkway
Prospect Park
Rowhomes
Museums
Public Transit
Great Restaurants
Families
Students
Dogs
Active
Crown Heights — 7.2/10 Rating (based on 14 neighborhood reviews)
Lots of restaurants in the area. Great access to Brooklyn Museum, library, Prospect Park. I've always felt very safe walking home at night. Fun place to live and lots of things to do. Franklin Ave is very gentrified and the gentrification is definitely spreading out from there but there is still a strong local community.
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171 Rogers Ave
Residential area with restaurants, bars, grocery stores (real ones!), and laundromats. Close to the park, library, botanical gardens, Brooklyn Museum, and many train options. Good for both those with roommates and those with kids. 40 minute commute to campus.
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7
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372 St. John's Place
Not next to any particular subway, but reasonably accessible to many. Good food. Safe. Interesting people.
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7
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641 Grand Avenue
Friendly neighbors, diverse, good bars and restaurants. Close to Prospect Park and Brooklyn Museum
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10
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686 Sterling Pl #2
This is not prime Brooklyn but there is still nice access to parks, restaurants and bars within walking distance. I like being able to leave Manhattan and come home to Brooklyn.
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6
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1639 Pacific Street
Pros: Great food, safe, lots of families, good for dogs, access to prospect park and museums
Cons: a bit far from manhattan (45 minute commute from school)
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8
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1115 Union Street
It’s a great neighborhood. Close to the park.
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8
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699 Bergen St
The area is an up and coming neighborhood of Brooklyn. There are a lot of bars and restaurants in the neighborhood but still affordable. It can be a little dicey at night as it changes block by block. A train is very near by and in the recent years as gotten pretty crowded as the neighborhood has gained popularity
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4
/10
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1284 Pacific Street
It's amazing. Lots of great bars and restaraunts that are delicious and cheap. Feels much more familial than the city.
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8
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666 park place
Crown Heights is a tale of two neighborhoods - the Jewish part and the Black/Caribbean part. Tensions between the groups run high, reflected in relatively recent history. Not being part of either major group, I don’t feel any of the underlying animosity directed my way. With that said, different parts of Crown Heights cater to different scenes, with better value found away from the entertainment scene (on Nostrand) and varies greatly in the span of just a block or two.
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6
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1475 President St
This area of Crown Heights is very close to public transportation. There are numerous bars and restaurants on the other side of Eastern Parkway, as well as a few beginning to open just south of it.
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5
/10
Neighborhood Rating
969 Carroll St
Close to the 2/5, semi-safe. On the brink of gentrification, which is bittersweet. Terrible grocery store (Associated), decent restaurants, good people. Close to Prospect Park.
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6
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The Plex
Pros: close to courts downtown if you're interning
far enough from campus that you can get away
backyard space
lots of bars and restaurants
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8
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637 sterling place
Convenient, active, exciting, constantly changing.
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8
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748 Franklin Avenue


Getting to Know
Crown Heights

Neighborhood Boundaries
East to West Boundaries: E New York Ave to Flatbush Ave
North to South Boundaries: Atlantic Ave to Empire Blvd
dining
Barboncino Pizza & Bar
Crown Bagel & Deli
Prime Sandwich
Taro Sushi
grocery
Associated Supermarket
Fine Fare Supermarket
Foodtown
Met Food Markets
convenience
7-Eleven
Union Market
fitness
Blink Fitness
Body Basix Fitness Center
Crow Hill CrossFit
Shambhala Yoga & Dance Center
parks
Brower Park
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Park
Mount Prospect Park
The Stomping Ground
coffee
3D Bakery
Eleven 32 Cafe
Royal Bakery & Roti House
Snowdays Cafe
bus
B44-SBS (bus)
B48 (bus)
B65 (bus)
B69 (bus)
rail
2/3 (metro)
3 (metro)
B (metro)
S (metro)
parking
New Ap Parking 313 St. Marks Ave. Garage
Parking Management Sterling Management
Propark Utica
Woc Cielo Garage @ Barclay
About your Neighbors
Data from the 2013 American Community Survey
Zip Codes
Crown Heights includes zip codes 11213, 11216, 11225, and 11238
Rent vs Own
61
% of Crown Heights residents are renters
Driving to Work
14
% of Crown Heights residents drive to work
New Construction
4
% of housing units in Crown Heights have been built in the last 15 years
Building Types
50
%
<20 units
15
%
20-49 units
20
%
50+ units
Demographics
Children (under 18)
19
%
18 - 34
26
%
35 - 54
23
%
55+
18
%
Unit Mix
6
%
Studio
30
%
1 Bed
29
%
2 Bed
20
%
3+ Bed
Occupation or Education
Working Professional
48
%
Undergrad Student
7
%
Grad Student
2
%
Unemployed
6
%
Retired
20
%

Best Apartments
in Crown Heights

938 Pacific Street

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492 Flatbush Ave

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11 Gates

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699 Bergen St

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549 bergen st
1 Bed $2,200

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131 Lincoln Rd

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