Brooklyn Heights

Welcome to Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood that feels like a quiet escape from the frantic pace of modern New York City. As you stand here, you are in the heart of what many call America’s first suburb. This area was the very first in the city to be designated a historic district back in nineteen hundred and sixty-five, a move that successfully protected its stunning nineteen-century character from being replaced by high-rise glass towers. To orient yourself, imagine a square bounded by Old Fulton Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the south, and the East River to the west. It is a place of cobblestone streets, gas-lamp-style lighting, and over six hundred buildings that pre-date the American Civil War. Take a moment to breathe in the salt air from the river and notice how the skyscrapers of Manhattan feel worlds away, despite being just one subway stop across the water. You are stepping into a preserved piece of nineteenth-century urban history.