Lafayette Gardens
Lafayette Gardens is a residential area in Brooklyn, New York. Lafayette Gardens is situated nearby to Lafayette Avenue Church of God, as well as near the police station NYPD 88th Precinct.- Type: Residential area
- Also known as: “Lafayette Houses”
- Address: Brooklyn, NY 11205
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Classon Avenue station and Star Spangled Playground.
Classon Avenue station
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Classon Avenue station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Classon and Lafayette Avenues on the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the G train. Classon Avenue station is situated 520 feet southwest of Lafayette Gardens.
Star Spangled Playground
Park
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Star Spangled Playground is a park.
Franklin Avenue station
Historic site
The Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. Franklin Avenue station is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Lafayette Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton Hill and Clinton Hill Historic District.
Clinton Hill
Neighborhood
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Clinton Hill is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Flushing Avenue to the north, Williamsburg to the northeast, Classon Avenue and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and Fort Greene to the west.
Clinton Hill Historic District
Locality
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Clinton Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.
Fort Greene
Neighborhood
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Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn to the west, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and Clinton Hill to the east.
Lafayette Gardens
Latitude
40.68983° or 40° 41′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.95869° or 73° 57′ 31″ westOperator
New York City Housing AuthorityOpen location code
87G8M2QR+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 226446530OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lafayette Gardens Playground and Lafayette Avenue Church of God.
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