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Prospect Park South

Prospect Park South manages to perfectly incorporate the charm and convenience of suburban life into an undeniably urban Brooklyn neighborhood.  You won’t find brownstones here, but you will find spacious and exquisite Victorian houses, complete with front yards, driveways and garages.  The developer who created the neighborhood in 1889 gave it the motto “rus in urbe,” Latin for “the country in the city.”  More than a hundred years later, Prospect Park South still fits this description and is an alluring alternative to the crowded streets of Manhattan or the close-packed row houses of Park Slope.

Besides the space and the housing, there are several other beneficial, and typically suburban, qualities to this neighborhood.  These include a child-friendly environment where park volunteers regularly organize pick-up games of volleyball or basketball for kids, and where local cafes offer weekly children’s activities and events.  There is also a strong sense of community, making Prospect Park South a rare spot in the city where neighbors really know their neighbors.  Many residents are also part of the Flatbush Family Network, which provides information about local happenings as well as resources for families with children.

There is no forgetting, however, that this is after all a New York City neighborhood.  Church Avenue and Cortelyou Road provide a variety of shopping and dining choices not to be found in the suburbs, and the population is as diverse as any Manhattan neighborhood, if not more so than some.  The mix of so many different cultures and ethnicities provides a distinct New York flavor that keeps Prospect Park South from feeling overly rural.

Prospect Park South is located, as the name suggests, south of Prospect Park.  It is bordered by Church Avenue to the north and Beverley Road to the south, and runs from the B/Q subway line at the east to Coney Island Avenue at the west.  The B and Q trains provide local and express service to Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, and Manhattan.