Borough Park

Borough Park is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, known for its large Hasidic Jewish population and located between Sunset Park and Midwood. The residential streets contain rows of attached houses, multi-family buildings, and numerous religious establishments along tree-lined blocks.

The area transformed from its 1887 beginnings as Blythebourne hamlet into a major Jewish settlement starting with immigrants arriving between 1904 and 1905. After World War II, many Holocaust survivors settled here, reinforcing the Hasidic character of the neighborhood.

Thirteenth Avenue forms the busy commercial center with many kosher food stores, Judaica shops, and religious book sellers serving the Orthodox community. Along the streets, you see men in black hats and women in modest clothing walking through the shops and chatting in Yiddish and English while shopping.

Multiple bus routes and subway stations, including the D and F trains, connect residents to other parts of New York City. The main avenues run north-south while numbered streets run east-west, making navigation through the neighborhood straightforward.

The neighborhood contains over 300 places of worship and religious study centers within its boundaries, reflecting its role as a center of Jewish life. On weekdays, you often hear calls from street vendors selling fresh baked goods and other wares in Yiddish and English.