Map of Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn Taking its name from the adjacent Green-Wood Cemetary, this neighborhood is still considered part of Sunset Park by local traditionalists -- and by the New York City Department of City Planning. The name was probably coined by developers and real-estate agents, who found it a more marketable name than "South-South Park Slope". Traditionally an enclave of Polish- and Italian-American families, the last few decades have also seen an influx of Hispanic residents. New luxury condo developments have brought in residents priced out of, in particular, Park Slope.
Our primary source for neighborhood names and locations is the
New York City Department of City Planning. Additional information is from Kenneth Jackson and John B.
Manbeck's book The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Brooklyn by Name by Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss.
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