Boerum Hill

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (John Mcadorey/Dreamstime)

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is a fashionable residential neighborhood known for its Smith Street restaurants and bars and Atlantic Avenue Design District.

Boerum Hill

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (John Mcadorey/Dreamstime)
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (John Mcadorey/Dreamstime)

The neighborhood is named for a Dutch colonial family. It was long working class, but is now gentrified.

The boundaries are:

Schermerhorn St
Court St | 4th Ave
Baltic St

Open Streets

  • State St (Smith to Nevins)
  • Pacific St (Smith to Nevins)

Visit

Subways
(F)(G) to Bergen St (Smith St)
(A)(C)(G) to Hoyt-Schermerhorn
(2)(3)(4)(5)(B) to Atlantic Av – Barclays Center

Trains
Atlantic Terminal

Things to Do in Boerum Hill

The main commercial districts are Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue.

  • Smith Street is known for its restaurants and bars.
  • The Atlantic Avenue Design District is popular.

Cultural Venues

Issue Project Room is an avant-garde performing arts space. issueprojectroom.org

Invisible Dog Art Center is a cultural center. theinvisibledog.org

The New York Transit Museum collects old trains and buses. nytransitmuseum.org

Roulette Intermedium is an experimental art and performance theater.

Government

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The local government is Brooklyn Community District 2 and the Brooklyn Borough President.

The city government is NY City Council District 33.

The federal government is the NY 7th Congressional District.