What are the nicest neighborhoods in Brooklyn?

The days of Brooklyn taking a back seat to Manhattan are long gone. For young professionals from all over the U.S., Brooklyn has become the hot place to live, with the pricey rents and home prices to prove it. read more

Bay Ridge has changed little in half a century. Very different from trendy Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill, which are all close to Manhattan, Bay Ridge is a mixture of new and old. While the neighborhoods close to the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges boast a neighborhood feeling, Bay Ridge has a small-town feeling. read more

Find the best neighborhoods and streets to live in Brooklyn on StreetAdvisor. read more

Plus, Brooklyn tends to be less expensive on the whole than Manhattan. Here are five of my favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods. DUMBO. DUMBO, short for “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass”, is the neighborhood in northwest Brooklyn with the best views of Manhattan. read more