Fans of Prospect Park, which was designed by the same landscapers as Central Park, love this swath of green, which contains a sixty-acre lake, is indeed gorgeous and gigantic. The sanctuary defines the entire neighborhood of Park Slope, which runs from Flatbush Avenue south to Prospect Avenue.

Many of the area's brownstones and condos are 'upslope' near the Park on Prospect Park West or Eighth Avenue. Seventh Avenue is a commercial strip, with banks, restaurants and hardware stores. Move 'down slope' towards Fourth Avenue, and you'll be drawn by the bars and hangouts of Fifth Avenue and the artsy programming of the Brooklyn Lyceum. You can also try the South Slope as the neighborhood shades towards Windsor Terrace - all are areas of leafy brownstone-y goodness, and all are convenient to the F, R, or D trains.

For entertainment, there's The Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, all a stone's throw away.

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