Carroll Gardens
Located in the northwestern of New York City, Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in Brooklyn. The area consists of 40 city blocks. Carroll Gardens is surrounded by Degraw and Warren Streets from the north, the Gowanus and Brooklyn–Queens Expressways from the west, Ninth Street or the Gowanus Expressway from the south and Ninth Street or the Gowanus Expressway from the east.
The primary zip code of Carroll Gardens is 11231 and it lies in Brooklyn Community District 6. The area is also known as ‘Little Paris’ or ‘Little France’ as many French people used to live here in the past.
Population
According to the stats of 2016, the population of Carroll Gardens was 12,853 with a density of 20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi). More than 90% of the population here is White with a fraction of Black, Hispanic and Asian.
History
The area is named after a revolutionary war veteran Charles Carroll. The area was initially settled by the Irish immigrants in the 19th century. Later the Norwegian immigrants moved to the neighborhood and they built two churches here - the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church and the Norwegian Seaman's Church.
A major development in Carroll Gardens was done by philanthropists Henry Pierrepont in 1846. The late 19th century saw the arrival of Italian immigrants to the Carroll Gardens. In the meantime, Irish people started to leave the neighborhood. For the larger part, the area remained a perplexing entity between Red Hook and South Brooklyn.
Construction of Gowanus Expressway and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway gave Carroll Gardens a distinct identity. Due to the ease getting to the Manhattan, middle-class young professionals started to move here. This factor ignited the gentrification process as old residents had no love for the newcomers who had zero interest in the neighborhood community.
In 1964, the Carroll Gardens Association formed which ended the decade-long control of political machines over the neighborhood. Present-day Carroll Gardens is purely an area of middle-class people. In the late 1990s, some French immigrants moved to the area. The neighborhood has seen a major decline in Italian population which reduced from 52% to 22% in 30 years.
What’s here?
Well-trended gardens and shady streets make Carroll Gardens one of the best strolling places in entire Brooklyn. Life here is at a balanced pace and you would definitely get to know your neighbors. The area is a hub of old residents and newcomers find it difficult to stay here for a longer period. You will find every other wall of chalk drawings and kids playing in the streets.
Plenty of mom-and-pop shops lure olds and newcomers to the market. Foods and drink options are plenty here with lots of restaurants and bars on Smith Street. If you are in the neighborhood, don’t forget to visit The John Rankin House, Dennett Place, The South Congregational Church Complex, St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, The Westminster Presbyterian Church, and The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and St. Stephen's Church.
Carroll Gardens has a mix-charm sandwiched between old and new culture. So, if you are looking for a comfortable environment with old culture and people, don’t look further than Carroll Gardens.
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