Central Brooklyn

Central Brooklyn consists of several neighborhoods often grouped together because of their large populations of African Americans and West [Indian Americans|Caribbean Americans]. Central Brooklyn is the largest collection of black communities in both New York City and the United States. These neighborhoods include:

Bedford-Stuyvesant, which broadly includes smaller communities such as
* Ocean Hill
* Stuyvesant Heights
Crown [Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights], which includes smaller communities such as
* Weeksville
Flatbush, Brooklyn|East Flatbush], which may be grouped together with the smaller neighborhood of Wingate
Flatbush, which broadly includes smaller communities such as
* Ditmas Park
* Prospect Lefferts Gardens
* Prospect Park South

Other communities that may be included in a broader definition of Central Brooklyn are:

Central Brooklyn is centered in the following zip codes: