Non-residential. Highland Park's Brooklyn side includes walking trails and green space bordering the Cypress Hills Cemeteries along the borough boundary.
Non-residential. Highland Park's Brooklyn side includes walking trails and green space bordering the Cypress Hills Cemeteries along the borough boundary.
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Lower Highland Playground anchors the play scene in Highland Park, which stretches along the western edge of the neighborhood. The park itself is substantial — solid for green space and walking paths — but dedicated playground infrastructure is limited. Still, the space gets good use, and the park's size means there's room to move. Families needing more playground variety often look to nearby Cypress Hills.
Schools & early education
There's a solid cluster of public schools clustered around 999 Jamaica Avenue — Academy of Innovative Technology, Brooklyn Lab School, Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School, Multicultural High School, and the Urban Assembly School for Collaborative Healthcare all share that address, each with its own focus from tech to healthcare. One standalone option, New Age Day Care Center, sits a few blocks east on Jamaica Avenue. All public, no private options in this stretch.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) a good neighborhood for families?
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) scores 34/100 for families on Motley — toward the lower end citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) safe?
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) scores 75/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South)?
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) has 5 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 0/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) affordable?
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) scores 89/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) in?
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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