Prospect Heights
District of Brooklyn
New York - United States

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Park Slope neighborhoods, the 52-acre garden includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden," plant collections, and the Steinhardt Conservatory, which houses the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, three climate-themed plant pavilions, a white cast-iron and glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery.

Located at 40.6687, -73.9647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in New York, Japanese gardens, Parks in Brooklyn, Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Bergen Street (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Bergen Street is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway, located at Bergen Street and Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights. This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, contains four tracks and two side platforms.

Located at 40.6808, -73.9751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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IRT Eastern Parkway Line stations, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1920

Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Grand Army Plaza is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, underneath Flatbush Avenue at its northwest intersection with Grand Army Plaza. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights.

Located at 40.6746, -73.9705 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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IRT Eastern Parkway Line stations, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1920

Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights. The name of the station was originally intended to be Institute Park.

Located at 40.6716, -73.9628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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IRT Eastern Parkway Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1920

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The traditional boundaries are Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway – beginning at Grand Army Plaza – to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east. In the northern section of Prospect Heights, are the Vanderbilt Railyards, which could become part of the massive and controversial Atlantic Yards project.

Located at 40.6778, -73.9694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Berkeley Carroll School

The Berkeley Carroll School is an independent, nonsectarian, coed day school, enrolling over 850 students from pre-kindergarten through high school. Berkeley Carroll School is located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn at five locations: 181 Lincoln Place, 701 Carroll Street, 712 Carroll Street, 762 President Street and 156 Sterling Place.

Located at 40.6755, -73.9738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Park Slope, Brooklyn, Private elementary schools in New York City, Private middle schools in New York City, Private high schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1982, Schools in Brooklyn

1960 New York air disaster

The 1960 New York air disaster, also known as the Park Slope Plane Crash, was a mid-air collision between two airliners that occurred over New York City on Friday, December 16, 1960. The collision of United Airlines Flight 826 and Trans World Airlines Flight 266, caused Flight 266 to crash into Staten Island and Flight 826 to crash into Park Slope, Brooklyn, resulting in the death of all 128 people on board the two airliners, along with an additional six people on the ground.

Located at 40.6772, -73.974 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1960 in New York, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1960, Airliner accidents and incidents involving mid-air collisions, Mid-air collisions, Trans World Airlines accidents and incidents, Transportation accidents in New York City, United Airlines accidents and incidents, Park Slope, Brooklyn, Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Constellation, Disasters in New York City, Airliner accidents and incidents in New York

Mount Prospect Park

Mount Prospect Park is a 7.79-acre park in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It includes Mount Prospect, the second highest point in Brooklyn. It is located on Eastern Parkway near Underhill Avenue, close to Grand Army Plaza. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It is not the same as the much larger and better-known Prospect Park, which is across Flatbush Avenue from Mount Prospect Park.

Located at 40.6716, -73.9665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Barclays Center

Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.

Located at 40.6827, -73.9747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Seventh Avenue (BMT Brighton Line)

Seventh Avenue is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue, Park Place and Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is served by the Q train at all times and the B train on weekdays. This is one of two stations on the B train named "Seventh Avenue;" the other is Seventh Avenue on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Located at 40.6794, -73.9737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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BMT Brighton Line stations, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1920

Vanderbilt Avenue

Vanderbilt Avenue is the name of three streets in New York City, all of which were named after Cornelius Vanderbilt, the builder of Grand Central Terminal.

Located at 40.675, -73.9697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in New York City, Streets in Brooklyn, Streets in Manhattan, Streets in Staten Island

Brooklyn Amity School

Brooklyn Amity School (Amity to the students) is a private school that was founded in 1999 by Turkish-American businessmen. As of 2007, 222 students were enrolled. The school currently embodies students of 14 different original national backgrounds.

Located at 40.67, -73.9614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Clinton–Washington Avenues (IND Fulton Street Line)

Clinton–Washington Avenues is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Fulton Street between Clinton Avenue and Washington Avenues, it is served by the C train at all times except late nights, when it is replaced by the A train. This station has four tracks and two side platforms. The wall tiles have a lime green trim with darker green borders. The name tablets have "CLINTON – WASHINGTON AV. " on a green background with a lighter green borders.

Located at 40.6832, -73.9659 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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IND Fulton Street Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1936

James S. T. Stranahan

James Samuel Thomas Stranahan (April 25, 1808 – September 3, 1898) was a United States Representative from New York.

Located at 40.6724, -73.9695 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Park Slope Food Coop

The Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) is a food cooperative located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is one of the oldest and largest active food co-ops in the United States. As a food cooperative, one of its goals is to be a "buying agent to its members, not a selling agent to any industry. " Non-members are welcome to visit the store, but may not shop. Formed in 1973, PSFC has grown to include over 15,000 members.

Located at 40.6749, -73.9769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School is a Roman Catholic Christian Brothers university-preparatory secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn diocese.

Located at 40.6869, -73.9692 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Educational institutions established in 1851, Schools in Brooklyn, Blue Ribbon schools in New York

Ward Baking Company Building

Ward Baking Company Building 800 Pacific Street Brooklyn, New York Date of completion: 1911 Original Function: Bakery On March 26, 2007, Developer Forest City Ratner plans to start abatement as prelude to demolition of this architecturally and socially significant historic building, for its "Atlantic Yards" project in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (New York).

Located at 40.681, -73.969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Brooklyn

Unnameable Books

Unnameable Books is an independent bookstore located on Vanderbilt Ave, between Prospect and St. Marks, in Brooklyn, New York. It has been profiled as an example of a small New York bookstore that survives as chains, internet sales and rising real estate prices drive more established New York independents like Coliseum Books and Murder Ink out of business. It was depicted on the cover of the June 9 and 16, 2008 The New Yorker by the cartoonist Adrian Tomine.

Located at 40.6784, -73.9688 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bookstores in New York City, Independent bookstores of the United States, Shops in New York City

Clara Barton High School

Clara Barton High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, that teaches from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is located at 901 Classon Avenue, across from Prospect Heights High School and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The school is named for Clara Barton, an American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. Like all New York City public schools, Clara Barton High School is operated by the New York City Department of Education.

Located at 40.6701, -73.9615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public high schools in New York City, Schools in Brooklyn

Brooklyn–Queens Conservatory of Music

The Brooklyn–Queens Conservatory of Music, locally known as the Brooklyn Conservatory, is a music conservatory located in Brooklyn, New York City. It offers a broad range of instruction in areas of American Song, jazz and gospel singing, Latin jazz, and African drumming. The conservatory was founded in 1897 by German-American immigrants as a classical European conservatory. The conservatory was initially located at Franklin Avenue and Lefferts Place.

Located at 40.6758, -73.9747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1881, Music schools in New York, Education in Brooklyn, Educational institutions established in 1897

New York City Players

New York City Players is an experimental theatre company. They received a MAP fund grant to produce Good Samaritans (MAP 2004). They have presented “Ode to the Man Who Kneels,” and “People Without History,” at the Performing Garage in SoHo.

Located at 40.6851, -73.9734 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Theatre companies in New York City

Chinatown, Brooklyn

Chinatown, Brooklyn, or Brooklyn Chinatown, in the Sunset Park area of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, USA, on Long Island, is one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic Chinese enclaves outside of Asia, as well as within New York City itself. Because this Chinatown is rapidly evolving into an enclave predominantly of immigrants from Fujian Province in Mainland China, it is now increasingly common to refer to it as the Little Fuzhou (小福州) of the Western Hemisphere.

Located at 40.676, -73.9714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chinatowns in the United States, Chinese-American culture in New York City, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Populated places in the United States with Asian American majority populations, Sunset Park, Brooklyn

On Prospect Park

On Prospect Park is a Brooklyn, New York condominium designed by the noted architect Richard Meier. The building is an all-glass, modernist, luxury high-rise overlooking Prospect Park and the Grand Army Plaza.

Located at 40.6733, -73.9683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Brooklyn, Residential buildings in Brooklyn, Richard Meier buildings

47 Plaza Street West

47 Plaza Street West is a 1928 Brooklyn, New York apartment building designed by the noted architect Rosario Candela. The building, located on Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza is in the distinctive flatiron shape.

Located at 40.6732, -73.9714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Teunis G. Bergen Elementary School

Teunis G. Bergen Elementary School, also known as P.S. 9, is a public elementary school of the New York City Department of Education, located at 80 Underhill Avenue in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The school was created in the 1930s originally in a smaller building, but was eventually relocated due to overcrowding.

Located at 40.6785, -73.9664 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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