Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Prospect Lefferts Gardens | |
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Northeast view from top of Patio Gardens | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′N 73°57′W / 40.66°N 73.95°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 9 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.67 km2 (1.418 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 99,287 |
| • Density | 27,000/km2 (70,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Black | 76.5% |
| • Hispanic | 9.8 |
| • White | 9.7 |
| • Asian | 1.6 |
| • Others | 2.4 |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $39,319 |
| ZIP Codes | 11225 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Prospect Lefferts Gardens is a residential neighborhood in the Flatbush area of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The community is bounded by Empire Boulevard (formerly Malbone Street) to the north, Clarkson Avenue to the south, New York Avenue to the east, and Ocean Avenue/Prospect Park to the west. Prospect Lefferts Gardens was designated a New York City Landmark area in 1979 and called the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District.
The neighborhood contains an ethnically diverse community with a largely Caribbean-American and African-American population. Since the 2000s, Prospect Lefferts Gardens has been gentrifying quickly. Real estate development has increased and new residents from other groups have increased.
Prospect Lefferts Gardens is part of Brooklyn Community District 9, and its primary ZIP Code is 11225. It is patrolled by the 71st Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 40th District.