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The Park Slope Historic District boasts wide avenues and tree-lined streets; here, the architectural volumes are relatively uniform, almost uninterrupted by commercial intrusions.
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A main neighborhood artery, 7th Avenue is the locus of a music conservatory, a long-standing independent bookstore and the inveterate Park Slope Food Coop (just off 7th Avenue at Union Street).
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5th Avenue is a lively throughway that concentrates restaurants, bars and boutiques, with author Dave Eggers’ notable nonprofit Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. as a unique storefront and educational resource.
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Brooklyn’s 526-acre flagship park, Prospect Park, impresses with its scenic and sizable grasslands and pathways. It features the borough’s only lake, which covers 55 acres and allows residents to recreate amid the incredible sculptures, historic memorials and striking architecture.