Kensington
Brooklyn
Where it is. Kensington is in central Brooklyn, just south of Prospect Park and the Parade Ground, along Ocean Parkway. The F stops at Fort Hamilton Parkway, Church Avenue and Ditmas Avenue, the G at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue, and the B and Q along the eastern edge.
Everyday life. Church Avenue and Coney Island Avenue are the main streets for shops, grocers and restaurants, including many Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Mexican restaurants. Ocean Parkway’s tree-lined malls are used for walking and biking.
The homes. About four in ten homes are rentals, mostly in prewar buildings, and three in ten are in one- to three-family houses, including detached frame houses east of Coney Island Avenue. Co-ops make up about a quarter of homes, most in elevator buildings along Ocean Parkway built after World War II.
Standouts. Ocean Parkway, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, has what is considered the country’s first bike path, opened in 1894. The Parade Ground and Prospect Park are just to the north.
Key Details
- Trains
- FG(Church Av, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Ditmas Av)BQ(Church Av) on the eastern edge
- Homes
- Rentals, 1–3 family houses, co-ops
- Schools
- Mostly District 15 · PS 130, PS 179, PS 230
- Main Streets
- Church Ave · Coney Island Ave · Ocean Pkwy
- Parks
- Prospect Park · Parade Ground · Ocean Parkway malls
- Nearby
- Windsor Terrace · Ditmas Park · Borough Park · Flatbush
Commute by Transit
- ~20 minAtlantic Terminal
- ~35 minWorld Trade Center
Typical weekday times
Why People Choose It
Large co-op apartments on Ocean ParkwayDistrict 15 schoolsClose to Prospect Park
Location
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Around the Neighborhood
Ocean Parkway co-ops between Church and Ditmas Avenues; the detached-house blocks east of Coney Island Avenue; the area near the Parade Ground.
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