Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is a fashionable residential neighborhood known for its Smith Street restaurants and bars and Atlantic Avenue Design District.
Boerum Hill
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
Make the government work for you. It’s their job.
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.