Park Slope

Park Slope is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly bounded by Fourth Avenue, Prospect Park West (Ninth Avenue), Flatbush Avenue, and Fifteenth Street. It takes its name from being founded on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park. Park Slope is considered a cultural center of Brooklyn with its many historic buildings, hip restaurants, bars, and retail stores, as well as close access to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and the Brooklyn Museum. The main streets of commerce are Seventh Avenue and Fifth Avenue.

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Neighborhood - Brooklyn, New York - Flatbush Avenue - Prospect Park - Restaurants - Bars - Retail stores - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Botanical Gardens - Brooklyn Museum - Main street

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The neighborhood is served by many routes of the New York City Subway: The IND Culver Line at Seventh Ave (F train) and Fourth Ave (F & G trains); The IRT Eastern Parkway Line at Grand Army Plaza (2 & 3 trains); The BMT Fourth Avenue Line at Ninth Street and Union Street (R train ).

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New York City Subway - IND Culver Line - IRT Eastern Parkway Line - Grand Army Plaza - BMT Fourth Avenue Line - R train

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