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.

Notable residents

Many notable people have lived in Park Slope, and many more still continue to call it home. Former resident KRS-ONE was first born Lawrence Parker in Park Slope before running away from home to the Bronx. Colin Quinn was born and rasied here, and Sara Moulton of the Food Network also lives in Park Slope. Chuck Schumer, New York's senior U.S. Senator, lives near Grand Army Plaza overlooking Prospect Park. Even Ol' Dirty Bastard's mother lives in a four-story brownstone in the Slope.

Related Topics:
KRS-ONE - Bronx - Colin Quinn - Sara Moulton - Food Network - Chuck Schumer - Ol' Dirty Bastard

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Actors

• Paul Bettany
• Steve Buscemi
• Jennifer Connelly
• Zena Grey
• Colin Quinn
• John Turturro
• John Ventimiglia

Artists

• Alex Grey

Authors

• Paul Auster
• Jon Scieszka
• Bruce Brooks
• Mo Willems
• Jonathan Safran Foer
• Nicole Kraus
• George Hagen
• David Rees (cartoonist)
• Jonathan Lethem