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Brooklyn Heights Historic District
OverlookingtheEastRiverandlowerManhattanskyline,thisdistrictisanenclaveof
old-world charm. Along its quaint streets are preserved, Federal, wooden and brick
townhousesofthe1820sandevengranderGreekRevivalhomesofthefollowingdec-
ades.
• Court St to Furman St between Fulton & State Sts
• Subway (2, 3) Clark St
Prospect Park
Frederic Olmsted and Calvert Vaux considered this park, opened in 1867, their mas-
terpiece. The 90-acre Long Meadow is the longest unbroken green space in the city.
The pools and weeping willows of the Vale of Cashmere are particularly fine, along
with Vaux's Oriental Pavilion and Concert Grove.
• Between Eastern Pkwy & Parkside Ave, Brooklyn
• Subway Grand Army Plaza
The No. 7 Train to Queens
This subway route, dubbed the International Express, serves New York's
most varied ethnic communities. Exit at 61st Street, Woodside for Irish
pubs, 46th Street for the Middle East, 69th Street for the Philippines. A
guide is available from
•
Queens Council on the Arts
• 79-01 Park Lane
South, Woodhaven, NY 11421 •
www.queenscouncilarts.org
.
Park Slope Historic District
These blocks on the western edge of Prospect Park became desirable places to live
after the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. The Victorian brownstones from
thelate 19th and early 20th centuries are outstanding U.S. Romanesque Revival and
Queen Anne residences.
• Prospect Park West to 8th Ave, between 14th St & St. John's Pl, Brooklyn
• Subway (F) 7th Ave
