The early inhabitants of what is today Brooklyn Heights included the Canarsee people and Dutch farmers, who settled in the area in the mid-1600s. The neighborhood played a pivotal role in the ...

Brooklyn Heights is the oldest landmarked neighborhood in New York City, an enclave of centuries-old brownstones, antebellum-era townhouses, cobblestone streets, and wide stoops. Ironically ...

While many of Downtown Brooklyn's cultural centers are in Prospect Heights, the Pratt Institute and sculpture garden located in the heart of the neighborhood are worth exploring, whether you're a ...

The sprawling home at 220 77th Street is the priciest listing in Brooklyn, though it's unlikely to find a buyer at the ...

Brooklyn Heights, perhaps the best-known of all the Brooklyn neighborhoods, owes its name to the Dutch, with a tweak from the British and the last Ice Age. Some 50,000 years ago, when the climate ...

On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers, hand‑claps and ...