Crown Heights
The Vibe
Brooklyn's most layered and honest neighborhood — Caribbean sound systems, Hasidic families shopping on Kingston Avenue, and a new generation of creative young Brooklynites coexist without losing the genuine multicultural character that gentrification has erased elsewhere. Eastern Parkway on a summer Sunday is New York at its most communal. The food scene rewards the curious.
Description
Brooklyn's most culturally complex neighborhood where the Lubavitch Chabad Hasidic community coexists alongside a large Caribbean-American population on Eastern Parkway — one of New York's grandest boulevards, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Garden anchor the neighborhood's western edge alongside the Brooklyn Public Library's central branch. The West Indian American Day Parade on Labor Day, drawing two million spectators to Eastern Parkway, is North America's largest Caribbean cultural event. The neighborhood's culinary scene is driven by Trinidadian roti, Jamaican jerk, and new wave Caribbean-American restaurants that have attracted serious food attention.
Neighborhood Stats
Popular With
- Caribbean Americans
- Jewish Community
- Art Lovers
- Families
- Young Professionals
Key Attributes
- Caribbean Culture
- Jewish Heritage
- Brooklyn Museum
- Diverse
- Parks
Food Scene
Chavela's (736 Franklin Ave) serves exceptional Mexican in a space where the marginal innovation is Mexican-Caribbean fusion. Miss Ada (184 DeKalb Ave, neighboring Fort Greene) is the Israeli-Palestinian fusion standard. Glady's (788 Franklin Ave) does Caribbean-inflected cocktails and food at the neighbourhood's social heart. Barboncino (781 Franklin Ave) makes outstanding wood-fired pizza for Brooklyn. Doris (1088 Washington Ave) is the neighbourhood wine bar.