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1. Opalia Flowers
2. Cookies at
Betty Bakery
3. Greenhouse, a
shop for eco-friendly wares on
Atlantic Avenue
4. Fairway,
the supermarket whose
parking lot offers views of
Lady Liberty
5. The carriage
houses on Grace Court Alley
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Brooklyn boasts a rich history—and a bright future. Its cultural,
architectural, and demographic diversity continues to contribute to the borough’s vibrant character, which is as varied as it
is exciting, a confluence of history and the avant-garde.
BROWNSTONE BEAUTIES
Some of the borough’s most elegant residential neighborhoods
have been in vogue since the 19th century, when rows of brick,
limestone, and brownstone houses sprang up to line streets set
in more or less regular grid patterns. This is the area known as
Brownstone Brooklyn, which includes Brooklyn Heights,
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clin-
ton Hill, and Park Slope. It’s plainly beautiful. And the real estate
prices are nothing to sneeze at. In fact, many properties in these
areas are pricier than housing in Manhattan, although most
Brooklyn residents will tell you they settled here because you
get more for your money, which is still generally the case.
BORN IN BROOKLYN: LENA HORNE, WOODY ALLEN, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
