Borough Park is one of NYC's largest Orthodox Jewish communities. Dense residential blocks with family-oriented commercial corridors along 13th Avenue.
Borough Park is one of NYC's largest Orthodox Jewish communities. Dense residential blocks with family-oriented commercial corridors along 13th Avenue.
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Borough Park has one of the highest birth rates of any neighborhood in New York City — families with six or more children are common.
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$739 / sq ft
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When it comes to dedicated playgrounds, Borough Park operates with a lean bench — just two city-run spots, DiGilio Playground and Dome Playground, serve a neighborhood packed with families. What the area lacks in formal play equipment it partly makes up for in street life and walkability, with plenty of side streets and low traffic for kids to roam. The trade-off is real though: on warm weekends, these two playgrounds get crowded fast.
Schools & early education
Borough Park runs a deep bench of yeshivas and girls' schools — the private options here are overwhelming, with religious education from early childhood through high school. The public side is thinner but includes a few standouts like Bais Sarah School on 16th Avenue and Beth Jacob of Borough Park, both serving families who need secular options. Most of the private schools cluster along 14th and 15th Avenues, so walking the block gives you a real feel for what's there.
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Best schools in Borough Park
Schools in Borough Park82
- BAIS ESTHER SCHOOL
- BAIS MEIR
- BAIS ROCHEL SCHOOL OF BORO PARK
- BAIS SHIFRA
- BAIS TZIPORAH
- BAIS TZIPORAH
- BAIS YAAKOV FAIGEH SCHONBERGER
- BAIS YAAKOV OF 18TH AVE
- BAIS YAAKOV OF BENSONHURST
- BAIS YITZCHAK SCHOOL
- Beth Jacob Day Care Center
- BETH JACOB HIGH SCHOOL
- BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK
- Bnos Chaya
- BNOS PENINIM
- BNOS PEREL
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK
- BNOS ZION OF BOBOV
- BOBOVER YESHIVA BNEI ZION
- BOBOVER YESHIVA BNEI ZION
- BOBOVER YESHIVA BNEI ZION-15TH AVE
- CONG DARKEI AVOS SANZ OF BP
- CONG MACHNA SHALVA I
- CONG MACHNA SHALVA II
- CONG MACHNA SHALVA IV
- CONGREGATION BNOS CHAYA
- CONGREGATION BNOS CHAYA-BROOKLYN
- CONGREGATION YESHIVA BNEI TORAH
- CONGREGATION YESHIVA DARKEI CHAIM
- DARKEI CHAIM
- GAN YISROEL
- GERER YESHIVA/MESIVTA BAIS YISROEL
- GUILD FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILD-57TH ST
- HADRAN ACADEMY
- HEBREW ACAD SPEC CHILD 55TH ST BKLYN
- HEBREW ACADEMY FOR SPEC CHLDRN
- J.H.S. 223 The Montauk
- JEWISH CENTER FOR SPEC EDUC
- KOCHAVIM
- MARILYN DAVID IVDU BOYS UPPER SCHOOL
- MESIVTA NESIVAS HATALMUD
- MOSDOS CHASIDEI SQ-T Y Y BORO PARK
- MOSDOS SATMAR BP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- MOSDOS SATMAR BP-GIRLS ELEMENTARY
- P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson
- P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney
- P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
- P.S. K231
- TALMUD TORAH D'RABINU YOEL
- TALMUD TORAH LELOV
- TALMUD TORAH OHEL YOCHANAN
- TALMUD TORAH TIFERES YECHIEL D'ALEKS
- The SEEALL Academy
- TOMER DVORA SCHOOL - SITE 1
- TORAH VYIRAH OF BORO PARK
- Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
- VIZNITZER CHAIDER TIFERES YISROEL
- YELED V'YALDA - EVAL SITE
- YESHIVA AND BETH HAMEDRASH SHAAREI
- YESHIVA AND MESIVTA WIZNITZ OF USA
- YESHIVA BETH HILLEL OF KRASNA
- YESHIVA BETH JOSEPH ZVI DUSHINSKY
- YESHIVA BOYAN
- YESHIVA CHSAN SOFER
- YESHIVA IMREI CHAIM VIZNITZ
- YESHIVA IMREI YOSEF SPINKA
- YESHIVA KARLIN STOLIN
- YESHIVA KEHILATH YAKOV
- YESHIVA KETANA SATMAR BP
- YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADAS
- YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADAS 2
- YESHIVA OHR YOSEPH
- YESHIVA SHALSHELET BAIS YAAKOV
- YESHIVA TIFERES BUNIM
- YESHIVA TIFERETH ELIMELECH
- YESHIVA YAGDIL TORAH
- YESHIVA YESODE HATORAH
- YESHIVAS NOVOMINSK-KOL YEHUDA
- YESODEI BINA INC
- ZICHRON YEHUDA-BAIS SIMCHA
Early education in Borough Park80
- B'ABOVE FORT HAMILTON
- Baais Yaakov Faigeh of Schonberger of Adas Yereim
- BAIS ESTHER SCHOOL
- BAIS ROCHEL SCHOOL OF BORO PARK
- Bais Sarah School
- BAIS SHIFRA
- Bais Tziporah
- BAIS TZIPORAH
- BAIS YAAKOV FAIGEH SCHONBERGER
- BAIS YAAKOV OF 18TH AVE
- BAIS YAAKOV OF BENSONHURST
- BAIS YITZCHAK SCHOOL
- Bayis Ester
- Beth Jacob Day Care Center
- BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK
- Beth Jacob of Borough Park
- Bnos Chaya
- BNOS PENINIM
- BNOS PEREL
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK
- BNOS ZION OF BOBOV
- BOBOVER YESHIVA BNEI ZION
- BOBOVER YESHIVA BNEI ZION-15TH AVE
- Boyan
- CONG DARKEI AVOS SANZ OF BP
- CONG MACHNA SHALVA II
- CONGREGATION BNOS CHAYA
- CONGREGATION BNOS CHAYA-BROOKLYN
- Congregation Yeshiva Bnei Torah
- DARKEI CHAIM
- DISTRICT 20 PRE-K CENTER AT 1668 46TH STREET
- Gan Day Care Center
- GAN DAY CARE CENTER INC.
- Gan Yisroel
- Guild For Exceptional Children
- HADRAN ACADEMY
- HEBREW ACADEMY FOR SPEC CHLDRN
- JEWISH CENTER FOR SPEC EDUC
- KOCHAVIM
- Little Munchkin
- Mevakshei Hashem
- MOSDOS CHASIDEI SQ-T Y Y BORO PARK
- MOSDOS SATMAR BP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- MOSDOS SATMAR BP-GIRLS ELEMENTARY
- Mother Love
- MOTHER LOVE INC
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn
- P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney
- P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
- P.S. K231
- Sweet Home Day Care Center
- TALMUD TORAH D'RABINU YOEL
- TALMUD TORAH LELOV
- TALMUD TORAH OHEL YOCHANAN
- TALMUD TORAH TIFERES YECHIEL D'ALEKS
- The SEEALL Academy
- VIZNITZER CHAIDER TIFERES YISROEL
- WOODMERE DAY CARE CENTER INC. D/B/A SWEET HOME DAY CARE CENTER
- Yeled V'Yalda 1257
- YESHIVA BETH HILLEL OF KRASNA
- YESHIVA BOYAN
- YESHIVA CHSAN SOFER
- Yeshiva Headstart 40Th Street
- YESHIVA IMREI CHAIM VIZNITZ
- YESHIVA IMREI YOSEF
- YESHIVA IMREI YOSEF SPINKA
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin
- YESHIVA KARLIN STOLIN
- YESHIVA KEHILATH YAKOV
- YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADAS
- YESHIVA SHALSHELET BAIS YAAKOV
- YESHIVA TIFERES BUNIM
- YESHIVA TIFERETH ELIMELECH
- YESHIVA YAGDIL TORAH
- YESHIVA YESODE HATORAH
- Yeshivas Boyan Tifereth Mordechai Shlomo
- Yeshivat Beth Hillel of Krasna Inc.
- YESODEI BINA INC
- ZICHRON YEHUDA-BAIS SIMCHA
- Zion Day Care
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Borough Park a good neighborhood for families?
- Borough Park scores 48/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Borough Park safe?
- Borough Park scores 53/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Borough Park?
- Borough Park has 82 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 52/100 for schools — near the middle of the pack citywide.
- Is Borough Park affordable?
- Borough Park scores 23/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Borough Park in?
- Borough Park is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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