Gravesend South offers affordable housing near Coney Island with a mix of apartment buildings and single-family homes. Local retail and beach access serve a diverse population.
Gravesend South offers affordable housing near Coney Island with a mix of apartment buildings and single-family homes. Local retail and beach access serve a diverse population.
Did you know?
Gravesend's original village green, laid out by Lady Deborah Moody in 1645, is still visible in the street grid around Village Road and Gravesend Neck Road.
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Housing cost
$659 / sq ft
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Gravesend keeps a solid bench of playgrounds for a quieter corner of Brooklyn. Calvert Vaux Park Playground anchors the area with its open space, while Marlboro Playground and West Playground serve the residential blocks nearby. It's not a park-dense neighborhood in the way that, say, Park Slope is, but what you've got here is reliable and well-used — the kind of spots where local kids end up after school without anyone having to drive.
Schools & early education
Gravesend South packs a solid roster of public schools across elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Benson Avenue campus anchors several specialized high schools — Sports Management, International High School at Lafayette, and Kingsborough Early College among them — giving teens solid options without leaving the neighborhood. Elementary families are served by P.S. 209, P.S. 212, and P.S. 216, while a single private option at YDE Girls adds some governance diversity to the mix.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Gravesend (South) a good neighborhood for families?
- Gravesend (South) scores 43/100 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 Gravesend (South) safe?
- Gravesend (South) scores 57/100 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 Gravesend (South)?
- Gravesend (South) has 13 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 51/100 for schools — near the middle of the pack citywide.
- Is Gravesend (South) affordable?
- Gravesend (South) scores 48/100 for affordability on Motley — mid-range on cost for the city.
- Which borough is Gravesend (South) in?
- Gravesend (South) is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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