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Williamsburg
Originally
part of the town of Boswijck, the Village of Williamsburgh
was founded in 1827.
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Park Slope Where do Manhattan residents go in search of a better life? Park Slope, a 24-block tree-lined historic district that boasts well-preserved brownstones and townhouses, charming retail shops and proximity to some of the borough's finest cultural attractions: Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library at Grand Army Plaza, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Park Slope is regarded as one of the city's finest residential areas -- and one of the priciest. But all say it's worth it. Architecture lovers will revel in the French, Greek and Romanesque Revival treasures here as well as in the spires, turrets, and bay windows that adorn many of the homes. Among the most outstanding examples are the mock-Venetian palazzo Montauk Club, 25 8th Avenue and the parkside mansion in which the Woodward Park School, Prospect Park West and 1st Street, is housed. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza, unveiled in 1902 to celebrate the fallen heroes of the Civil War, overlooks the Central Library and Prospect Park and fulfills its designer's mission to mimic the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (text from www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org) Links:
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The area quickly developed when Richard
M. Woodhull offered ferry service from Manhattan to what is
now North 2nd Street in the early 1800s. The neighborhood
became a fashionable suburb, while the waterfront became home
to some the largest industrial firms in the nation, including
Pfizer which still remains. After the Williamsburg Bridge
opened in 1903 enclaves of working class Jews previously living
on the Lower East Side also developed in the area. During
World War II the Jewish grew to include a community of Satmar
Hasidim, which has grown to over 50,000 members. The neighborhood
is now home to Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and other Latin
Americans, as well as emigrants from the East Village.
Contact: Paul Joffe 318 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY 11211 (718)486-6916
Website by Stefan Kostopoulos