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Neighborhood Profile

Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights Photo
Justin Van Soest

Though it is invariably thought of as up-and-coming (perhaps because of all the bars and restaurants popping up in recent years), Prospect Heights is in fact a fairly well-established and diverse middle-class outpost. It offers excellent train access to Manhattan, a bounty of green space thanks to Prospect Park, and reasonable rental prices (an average two-bedroom costs $1,675). But the quality of housing varies significantly from block to block, with well-kept brownstones and new developments juxtaposed with properties in a state of disrepair.

Boundaries

Eastern Pkwy. to Atlantic Ave., Franklin Ave. to Flatbush Ave.

Subway Stations

2,3,4,5,B,Q to Atlantic Ave. | 2,3 to Bergen St. | B, Q to Seventh Ave. | 2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza | 2,3 to Eastern Pkwy.-Brooklyn Museum | S to Botanic Garden | 2,3,4,5 to Franklin Ave. | S to Park Pl.

Quality of Life

Number of Trees
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1470
Number of Murders
2006200720082009
2102
Transportation
Travel time to...42nd St.Fulton St.Columbus CircleUnion Sq.
... in Minutes
From Seventh Ave.		21162817
Number of Trains: 4
Number of Stations: 8

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