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Park Slope
Neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City

Park Slope

Park Slope is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, within an area known as South Brooklyn.

Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south. Generally, the neighborhood is divided into three sections from north to south: North Slope, Center Slope, and South Slope. The neighborhood takes its name from its location on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park. Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue are its primary commercial streets, while its east–west side streets are lined with brownstones and apartment buildings.

How locals move

Getting around Park Slope the local way

  • Get inThe [http://www.nywatertaxi.com Water Taxi, at Fulton Ferry Landing, provides service from various points in Manhattan along the East River.
  • Get inThe Water Taxi has service between southern Manhattan and Red Hook, often used by customers of the Red Hook Ikea.

From Wikivoyage: Brooklyn, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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