Brooklyn Neighborhood Quiz - Find Your Perfect Home

Brooklyn neighborhoods included in this quiz

• Bay Ridge

  Their Xmas lights still up in March, asking them if they have ever been on the ferry

• Bedford-Stuyvesant

  They remember when Nostrand wasn't all coffee shops, neighbors chatting with each other daily

• Bensonhurst

  Their ability to pronounce mozzarella with three syllables, 18th Avenue bustle

• Bergen Beach

  their obsession with parking spots and Kingsborough beach passes

• Boerum Hill

  their $400 stroller blocking the Smith Street sidewalk

• Borough Park

  You keep Shabbos and know which bakery's challah reigns supreme, you don't mind busy streets

• Brighton Beach

  their gold jewelry from the speciality boutique two blocks over and zero tolerance for small talk

• Brooklyn Heights

  their Barbour jacket and deep anxiety about school zoning

• Brooklyn Navy Yard

  you own a welding torch and appreciate historical industrial architecture

• Brownsville

  you mind your business and admire the roots of hip-hop

• Bushwick

  you wear all black, stay out until sunrise, and complain about Manhattan

• Canarsie

  double parking outside Golden Krust without a second thought after a Canarsie Park stroll

• Carroll Gardens

  You push a $1200 stroller to Sunday farmer's markets

• Clinton Hill

  They're jogging to the park with a tote bag

• Cobble Hill

  tree lined streets that look ripped from a Nancy Meyers film, Court Street and Smith Street eats

• Columbia Street Waterfront District

  You bike everywhere and treat the highway noise like white noise

• Coney Island

  their unbothered tolerance for tourists and seagulls stealing fries... honestly pretty unbothered by anything

• Crown Heights

  Their ability to navigate around double parked minivans

• Cypress Hills

  Their ability to give directions using both borough references

• Ditmas Park

  You own pruning shears and actually know your neighbors' names

• Downtown Brooklyn

  their Citi Bike membership and salad loyalty program cards

• DUMBO

  that Washington Street photo with the Manhattan Bridge

• Dyker Heights

  You double park outside the bakery every Sunday morning

• East Flatbush

  The patois switching mid sentence and Sunday church hats

• East New York

  You know which bodegas feel safe at 2am and can truly appreciate street art

• East Williamsburg

  their paint splattered work pants and cement dust Vans

• Flatbush

  Arguing about which roti shop is actually the best

• Fort Greene

  their tote bag collection and opinions on gentrification despite moving here in 2019

• Gerritsen Beach

  their boat in the driveway and Mets hat regardless of the team's record

• Gowanus

  their Whole Foods tote bag covering paint splattered jeans, affinity for craft beer and fusion restaurants

• Gravesend

  You still shop at fruit stands and actively escape chaos

• Greenpoint

  You bike everywhere and complain about the G train over happy hour cocktails at that new spot in town

• Greenwood Heights

  You brag about biking uphill from the train daily and can recite the Bake in Brooklyn menu

• Kensington

  you prefer function over hype and actually talk to neighbors

• Manhattan Beach

  You prefer driving over public transportation and quiet over city hustle

• Marine Park

  Their Lexus SUV and total confusion about subway lines

• Midwood

  Pushing a double stroller while juggling Glatt takeout bags

• Mill Basin

  their private dock space and spotless Lexus

• Park Slope

  their Patagonia fleece and reusable tote from the food co-op

• Prospect Heights

  Jogging stroller at 7am then wine bar by 7pm

• Prospect Lefferts Gardens

  you're pushing a stroller to the cafe in Birkenstocks

• Red Hook

  you own a boat or pretend you're about to

• Sheepshead Bay

  They pronounce it Sheeps HEAD and eat at Randazzo's unironically

• Sunset Park

  you speak Cantonese at the dim sum spot or can recognize authentic Hispanic food

• Vinegar Hill

  you've got serious money but hate telling people where you live

• Williamsburg

  their refusal to ever cross back into Manhattan on weekends, Smorgasburg leftovers in hand

• Windsor Terrace

  you're pushing a stroller to Farrell's at 10am on Saturday

See the full details in our Brooklyn neighborhood guide.

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