Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate features charming pre-war housing, diverse Caribbean communities, and Prospect Park access. An increasingly sought-after family neighborhood.
Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate features charming pre-war housing, diverse Caribbean communities, and Prospect Park access. An increasingly sought-after family neighborhood.
Did you know?
The Prospect Park carousel in Prospect Lefferts Gardens was hand-carved by Charles Carmel in 1912, with 51 horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer, and two dragon-pulled chariots.
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Housing cost
$895 / sq ft
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate delivers a solid bench of playgrounds — five in total, which is respectable for a small pocket of Brooklyn. Wingate Park anchors the area with the most space, while Hamilton Metz Field and Winthrop Playground cover the day-to-day needs of families with little ones. The trade-off here is that these are all playgrounds first; if you're looking for hiking trails, fields for organized sports, or waterfront access, you'll need to venture a few blocks east toward the Parade Ground or Prospect Park itself. But for straightforward swings-and-slides territory, this block holds its own.
Schools & early education
Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Wingate pack real diversity into their school landscape — you've got zoned public options like P.S. 091 on Albany Avenue and P.S. 092 on Parkside sitting alongside a handful of charter schools including Achievement First and Explore. The private side runs strong here too, with a cluster of yeshiva and Jewish day schools (BETH RIVKAH, Bnos Menachem, CHABAD GIRLS ACADEMY) giving the area a distinct educational flavor. A few specialized public high schools, like High School for Public Service on Kingston Avenue, draw students from beyond the neighborhood. It's a mixed bag that rewards shopping around.
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Best schools in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
Schools in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate26
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
- Achievement First Voyager Charter School
- All My Children Day Care 10
- BETH RIVKAH SCHOOL
- BNOS CHOMESH ACADEMY
- BNOS MENACHEM, INC
- Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts
- CHABAD GIRLS ACADEMY HIGH
- CITY-PRO GROUP, INC. - BEDFORD AVE
- CROWN MULTI-EDUC SERV-HEAD START
- CROWN MULTI-EDUC SVCS LEFFERT
- DARCHAI MENACHEM INC
- Explore Charter School
- High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow
- LEAGUE SCHOOL
- LEFFERTS GARDENS MONTESSORI
- M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell
- MARY BOBB LEARNING ACADEMY
- New Heights Middle School
- P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
- P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
- P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
- P.S. K141
- Parkside Preparatory Academy
- School for Human Rights, The
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACA
Early education in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate20
- All My Children Day Care 10
- ALL MY CHILDREN DAY CARE AND NURSERY SCHOOL
- Associated Beth Rivkah School - UPK
- BETH RIVKAH SCHOOL
- Bnos Menachem
- BNOS MENACHEM, INC
- DARCHAI MENACHEM INC
- Hawthorne Corners Day Care Center
- High Definition Day Care, Inc.
- HIGH DEFINITION KIDS DAY CARE INC.
- LEAGUE SCHOOL
- LEFFERTS GARDENS MONTESSORI
- MARY BOBB LEARNING ACADEMY
- P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
- P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
- P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
- P.S. K141
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACA
- The Maple Street School
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate a good neighborhood for families?
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate scores 47/100 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 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate safe?
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate scores 19/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate?
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate has 26 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 77/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate affordable?
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate scores 25/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate in?
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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