Brooklyn's oldest park as well as the nation's first urbanized public park.

• National Register of Historic Places and a New York City-designated Historic District featuring mid-19th century Italianate and Eastlake architecture, most of which is well preserved.

• Close to the Atlantic Avenue train station (LIRR and MTA Subway) and provides access to 13 subway lines.

• Popular site for film & television shoots including: Sex and the City, Spike Lee films, Flight of the Conchords, NYPD Blue and many others.

• Home to many celebrities such as: Filmmaker Spike Lee, Actresses Kerri Russell and Rosie Perez, Hip-hop artist Common, Comedian Chris Rock and others.

• Home to several important cultural institutions: ! Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) " Brooklyn Music School " The Paul Robeson Theater " The Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts (MoCADA) " UrbanGlass (www.urbanglass.org) " 651 Arts performing center for African-American presenters, and Lafayette Church " Brooklyn Technical High School - one of NYC’s most competitive public schools " World renowned Pratt Institute, in neighboring Clinton Hill - one of the leading art schools in the United State