In central Brooklyn, the northern section of Kensington is the sub-neighborhood of Albemarle. It is flanked by Dahill to the west and Prospect Park to the east. Windsor Terrace is to the north.

Bounded by Gravesend Bay and 86th Street to the south and north, and extending from Bay Parkway westward to Bay 8th Street and 14th Avenue, Bath Beach occupies a serene coastal swath of southwestern Brooklyn.

Bounded by 86th Street to the south and 65th Street to the north, with the Narrows and Upper New York Bay to the west and the Gowanus Expressway to the east, Bay Ridge occupies the southwestern edge of Brooklyn.

Bedford-Stuyvesant is bounded by Classon Avenue to the west, Flushing Avenue to the north, and Broadway to the east (with its southern edge conventionally extending to Atlantic Avenue).

Bensonhurst is bounded by 86th Street to the south and 65th Street to the north, and extending from 14th Avenue eastward to Bay Parkway (from 86th to 77th Street) and then Avenue P to McDonald Avenue.

Bergen Beach is bounded by Avenue N to the north, the Paerdegat Basin to the east, Mill Basin to the south, and to the west by East Mill Basin, 68th Street, and Veterans Avenue.

Bounded by Baltic Street to the south and Schermerhorn Street to the north, and stretching from Court Street to Fourth Avenue, Boerum Hill occupies a small but strikingly cohesive portion of northwestern Brooklyn.

Borough Park is bounded by Martense Ln to the northwest, Dahill Rd and McDonald Ave to the east, Avenue N to the south, and a broad western edge defined successively by 60th St to 65th St to 37th St.

Brighton Beach is bounded roughly by Ocean Parkway to the west, Coney Island Avenue to the east, Neptune Avenue to the north, and the Riegelmann Boardwalk and Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Brooklyn Heights is bounded by the East River to the west, Cadman Plaza West and Court Street to the east, Old Fulton Street to the north, and Atlantic Avenue to the south.

Brooklyn Navy Yard is bounded by Nassau Street and Flushing Avenue to the south, Kent Avenue to the west, Classon Avenue to the east, and the East River to the north.

Brownsville is bounded by Rockaway Parkway to the west, Eastern Parkway northwest to Fulton Street, Fulton Street east to Van Sinderen Avenue, Van Sinderen Avenue south to Linden Boulevard, and LIRR rail lines.

Bushwick is bounded by Broadway to the west, Flushing Avenue to the north (including the Bushwick Houses), the Queens line to the east, and the Jackie Robinson Parkway to the southeast—running northwest along Bushwick Avenue to Conway Street.

Canarsie is bounded by the rail line north of Avenue D to the north, Jamaica Bay to the south, Williams Avenue and East 108th Street to the east, and Paerdegat Avenue North and Ralph Avenue to the west.

Carroll Gardens is bounded, going clockwise, by the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) north to Degraw Street, east to Court Street, north to Baltic Street, east to Hoyt Street, south to 5th Street, west to Smith Street, south to the Gowanus Expressway, and then northwest to the BQE.

Bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north, Conduit Boulevard to the south, Euclid Avenue to the west, and the Queens borough line to the east, City Line forms a narrow but distinct pocket at Brooklyn’s easternmost edge—where the borough gives way to Ozone Park, Queens.

Bounded by Vanderbilt Avenue to the west, Classon Avenue to the east, Flushing Avenue to the north, and Atlantic Avenue to the south, Clinton Hill occupies a gentle rise of land just east of Fort Greene and north of Prospect Heights.

Cobble Hill is bounded by the (BQE) to the west, Court Street to the east, Degraw Street to the south, and Atlantic Avenue to the north.

The Columbia Street Waterfront District is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway to the south and Atlantic Avenue to the north, and lying west of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) to the New York Harbor.

Coney Island is bounded by West 37th Street to the west and Ocean Parkway to the east, with Coney Island Creek and the Shore Parkway forming its northern boundary and the Atlantic Ocean stretching along its southern shore.

Crown Heights is bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north and Empire Boulevard to the south, and stretching from Washington Avenue on the west to Ralph Avenue on the east.

Cypress Hills is bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the south, Broadway Junction to the west, Jamaica Avenue and the Cypress Hills Cemetery to the north, and the Queens line to the east.

Tucked into a small triangular pocket bounded by Martense Lane, Fort Hamilton Parkway, and Dahill Road, the micro-neighborhood of Dahill occupies one of Brooklyn’s most quietly distinctive corners.

Downtown Brooklyn is bounded by Schermerhorn Street to the south and York Street to the north, with its western edge traced along Cadman Plaza and Court Street, and an irregular eastern perimeter running to the south.

Bounded by the Brooklyn Bridge and Bridge Street to the east, and stretching north of York Street to the East River, DUMBO— Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass—occupies one of the most iconic landscapes in New York City.

Stretching across Brooklyn’s southwestern shoreline, Dyker Beach Park is bounded roughly by 86th Street to the north, Poly Place and the Shore Parkway to the south, 7th Avenue to the east, and 14th Avenue to the west.

Bounded by the Gowanus Expressway to the west and 14th Avenue to the east, and stretching from 65th Street south to 86th Street, Dyker Heights occupies a commanding position atop the rolling plateau between Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst.

East Flatbush is bounded roughly by Clarendon Ave to the south, Empire Blvd to the north, and enclosed by Brooklyn Ave north to Clarkson Ave, east to Troy Ave, northeast along East New York Ave and Rockaway Pkwy, southeast to Kings Highway, southwest to Remsen Ave, then south to the LIRR lines near Canarsie.

East New York is bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north, Conduit Avenue and the Queens border to the northeast and east, Jamaica Bay to the south, and Hendrix Creek, Williams Avenue, and Van Sinderen Avenue to the west.

East Williamsburg is bounded by Flushing Avenue to the south and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) to the north, stretching eastward to the Queens line, and defined to the west by Bushwick Avenue and Woodpoint Road.

Bounded by Rogers Avenue to the west and Brooklyn Avenue to the east, and stretching from Clarendon Road north to Clarkson Avenue, Erasmus lies at the historic heart of central Flatbush.

Bounded by Nostrand Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, and Rogers Avenue to the west, Clarendon Road to the north, Utica Avenue to the east, and the Long Island Rail Road Bay Ridge Branch to the south, Farragut forms a distinct southern extension of East Flatbush.

Flatbush is bounded by Rogers Ave to the east; a southern line running along Flatbush Ave from Farragut Rd to Foster Ave, east along Foster Ave to Ocean Ave; a western edge running up the Q rail line.

Bounded by Nostrand Avenue to the west, the Long Island Rail Road Bay Ridge Branch to the north, Ralph Avenue to the east, and Avenue T to the south, Flatlands occupies a broad expanse of southeastern Brooklyn.

Fort Greene is Bounded by Atlantic Ave to the south and Flushing Avenue to the north, Vanderbilt Avenue to the east, and a western line running north along Flatbush Avenue and Prince Street.

Bounded by 86th Street to the north, Dyker Beach Park to the east, and the Narrows—the tidal strait separating Brooklyn from Staten Island—to the south and west, Fort Hamilton occupies the southwestern corner of Brooklyn.

Bounded by Avenue N to the south, Ralph Avenue to the west, and the Paerdegat Basin to the east, Georgetown lies within southeastern Brooklyn’s quiet residential heartland.

Bounded by Gerritsen Avenue to the east, Gerritsen Creek and Ralph Avenue to the west, Gerritsen Beach occupies a small peninsula projecting into the northern reaches of Jamaica Bay.

Centered on the Gowanus Canal and bounded by Baltic Street to the north, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) to the south, Fourth Avenue to the east, and Smith Street and Hoyt Street to the west, Gowanus occupies a long, low-lying swath of central Brooklyn.

Gravesend is bounded roughly by Avenue P to the north, Stillwell Avenue and Coney Island Creek to the south, McDonald Avenue to the east, and West 1st Street to the west.

Greenpoint is bordered by Williamsburg to the south, Long Island City across the creek to the east, and the East River to the west and north, Greenpoint is both frontier and anchor: the last of old industrial Brooklyn’s waterfront towns, yet one of its most dynamic and self-contained communities.

Spanning 478 acres across Brooklyn’s central ridge, Green-Wood Cemetery is bounded roughly by Fifth Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway to the west, McDonald Avenue to the east, 20th Street to the north, and 37th Street to the south.

Greenwood Heights is bounded roughly by 9th Avenue and 15th Street to the north, 36th Street to the south, Eighth Avenue to the east, and Third Avenue to the west.

Highland Park spans roughly from Jamaica Avenue and Crescent Street in the north to Highland Boulevard and Jackie Robinson Parkway in the south, and from Force Tube Avenue on the west to Cleveland Street and the Cemetery Belt on the east.

Bounded roughly by Avenue P to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ocean Parkway to the west, and Ocean Avenue to the east, Homecrest sits at the heart of southern Brooklyn, between Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, and Midwood.

Bounded by Church Avenue to the north, 18th Avenue to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the east, and Dahill Road to the west, Kensington forms a compact, quietly diverse enclave in central Brooklyn—nestled between Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Flatbush.

Bounded roughly by Grand Street to the north, Union Avenue to the east, Broadway and Division Avenue to the south, and the East River waterfront to the west, Los Sures—literally “the Southside”—forms the historic southern heart of Williamsburg.

Bounded by Kings Highway to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ocean Avenue to the west, and Nostrand and Gerritsen Avenues to the east, Madison lies in the southeastern quadrant of Brooklyn, between Midwood, Marine Park, and Sheepshead Bay.

Bounded by West End Avenue to the west, Sheepshead Bay to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, Manhattan Beach occupies the far southeastern tip of Brooklyn.

Bounded by 60th Street to the north, 65th Street to the south, 16th Avenue to the west, and McDonald Avenue to the east, Mapleton is a compact, quietly residential enclave tucked between Borough Park and Bensonhurst in southwestern Brooklyn.

Bounded by Kings Highway to the north, Nostrand Avenue to the northwest, Flatbush Avenue to the east, Gerritsen Avenue to the west, and Rockaway Inlet to the south, Marine Park is one of Brooklyn’s broadest, greenest, and most distinctly suburban neighborhoods.

Midwood is bounded by McDonald Avenue to the west, Nostrand Avenue to the east, Kings Highway and Avenue P forming its southeastern and southern edges, Foster Avenue sweeping northwest to Coney Island Avenue, and the Long Island Rail Road (Bay Ridge Branch) to the north.

Midwood Park / Fiske Terrace is bounded by the Long Island Rail Road tracks to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the west, Foster Avenue to the northwest, Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, and Nostrand Avenue to the east

Mill Basin lies south of Avenue T and east of Marine Park, bordered by Mill Basin Inlet to the west, Jamaica Bay to the south, and Mill Island Channel and Floyd Bennett Field to the east.

Bounded by Linden Boulevard to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue to the west, New Lots Avenue and Dumont Avenue to the north, and Fountain Avenue to the east, New Lots lies in the easternmost reaches of Brooklyn, forming part of the larger East New York district.

Stretching from the Grand Street north to McCarren Park and N 15th Street, and from the East River waterfront east to roughly Union Avenue, Northside Williamsburg occupies the industrial-to-artistic corridor that came to define Brooklyn’s cultural rebirth at the turn of the 21st century.

Bounded roughly by Fulton Street to the north, Ralph Avenue to the west, and Eastern Parkway wrapping along its southern and eastern edges, Ocean Hill forms a compact, historically resonant enclave within Bedford-Stuyvesant in central Brooklyn.

Bounded by Avenue J to the north, Seaview Avenue and Paerdegat Basin to the south, and East 80th Street to the east, Paerdegat—sometimes referred to as Paerdegat Basin or Paerdegat Section—is a quiet, low-lying residential enclave in southern Brooklyn, nestled between Canarsie, Bergen Beach, and Flatlands.

Bounded by Prospect Park West and Flatbush Avenue to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue and the Flatbush Avenue Extension to the north, and 10th Avenue to the south, Park Slope unfolds along the gentle incline rising from Gowanus toward the emerald edge of Prospect Park.

Bounded by McDonald Avenue to the west, Coney Island Avenue to the east, 18th Avenue to the north, and Foster Avenue to the south, Parkville is a compact, quietly distinctive enclave in the heart of south-central Brooklyn.

Bounded by Flatbush Avenue and Grand Army Plaza to the west and southwest, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Washington Avenue to the east, and Eastern Parkway to the south, Prospect Heights forms one of Brooklyn’s most architecturally elegant and culturally resonant neighborhoods.

Bounded by Ocean Avenue to the west, New York Avenue to the east, Clarkson Avenue to the south, and Empire Boulevard to the north, Prospect–Lefferts Gardens occupies a proud position on the eastern edge of Prospect Park.

Prospect Park, the borough’s great public landscape, spans 585 acres. The park is bordered by Prospect Park West and Eighth Avenue to the west, Parkside Avenue to the south, Ocean Avenue to the east, and Flatbush Avenue and Grand Army Plaza to the north.

Bounded by Caton Avenue to the north, Cortelyou Road to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the west, and the Brighton Line (Q train) to the east, Prospect Park South stands as one of Brooklyn’s most distinguished planned suburban enclaves.

Red Hook occupies one of the most storied and atmospheric landscapes in Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and Hamilton Avenue to the north and east, Buttermilk Channel and the Erie Basin to the south, and New York Harbor to the west.

Bounded by Rockaway Parkway to the northeast, the Long Island Rail Road (Bay Ridge Branch) to the southeast, Ralph Avenue to the west, and Kings Highway to the northwest, Remsen Village lies within the southeastern reaches of central Brooklyn

Sea Gate is a private, gated seaside community bounded on three sides by water and on the fourth by the lively expanse of Coney Island itself. It is framed by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the Narrows to the west, Gravesend Bay to the north, and West 37th Street to the east, beyond which the amusements and boardwalk of Coney Island begin.

Bounded by the Sheepshead Bay inlet to the south, Avenue U to the north, Ocean Parkway to the west, and Knapp Street to the east, Sheepshead Bay occupies a glittering strip of southern Brooklyn defined by its maritime character and layered immigrant heritage.

Bounded by 10th Street to the northeast and Prospect Park West to the east, with Green-Wood Cemetery forming its sweeping southwestern edge, South Slope occupies the transitional slope of western Brooklyn where the hill descending from Prospect Park meets the industrial flats of Gowanus.

Bounded by Division Street to the north, Broadway to the northeast, Flushing Avenue to the south, and Kent Avenue along the East River to the west, South Williamsburg forms one of the most historically layered and culturally charged neighborhoods in New York City.

Starrett City — rebranded as Spring Creek Towers in the early 2000s — is a self-contained residential community unlike any other in the borough. It is bordered by Louisiana Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue to the west, Flatlands Avenue to the north, Jamaica Bay and the Spring Creek marshlands to the south, and Erskine Street to the east.

Bedford–Stuyvesant is bounded by Tompkins Avenue to the west, Malcolm X Boulevard to the east, a southern border primarily along Fulton Street, and a northern edge traced by Macon, Halsey, and Hancock Streets, Stuyvesant Heights.

Bounded by 39th Street to the north and 65th Street to the south, stretching west from 9th Avenue to the Gowanus Bay waterfront, Sunset Park occupies one of Brooklyn’s most topographically striking settings.

Bounded by Foster Avenue to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the west, Cortelyou Road to the northwest, and Ocean Avenue to the east, Ditmas Park—the heart of the greater Victorian Flatbush district—is one of New York City’s most distinctive residential enclaves.

Bounded by York Street to the south, Bridge Street to the west, Hudson Avenue and Little Street to the east, and the East River to the north, Vinegar Hill is one of Brooklyn’s smallest yet most evocative neighborhoods—a cobblestoned pocket of maritime history nestled between DUMBO and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

In the heart of Brooklyn’s northwestern waterfront lies Williamsburg, a vast and many-textured district whose core — Central Williamsburg — stretches inland from Union Avenue to Bushwick Avenue and Woodpoint Road.

Bounded by Prospect Park to the east, Green-Wood Cemetery to the west, Prospect Park West to the northwest, and Caton Avenue to the south, Windsor Terrace forms one of Brooklyn’s most serenely situated neighborhoods—a narrow, elevated stretch between two of the borough’s grandest green spaces.

Bounded by New York Avenue to the west, Troy Avenue to the east, Clarkson Avenue to the south, and Empire Boulevard to the north, Wingate occupies a compact rectangle in central Brooklyn, just east of Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and north of East Flatbush.