Carroll Gardens
Carroll Gardens
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Neighbourhood: Carroll Gardens
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- Carroll St • 6 min walk
- Smith–Ninth Sts • 8 min walk
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4.5
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Susanna B
Sydney, Australia2 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
What a find! Never explored Brooklyn before let alone Carroll Gardens. Thoroughly enjoyed the easy, flat pavements that lead throughout the area taking you seamlessly on to other areas like Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. Locals so friendly and always willing to help me especially with a dodgy front door key to my Airbnb pad which was truly stylish and comfortable. Places to eat and drink almost on every corner as well as grocery stores, bookstores and wine shops. I didn't use the Subway but got around using Lyft which is like Uber - great cars and drivers. Parts of Carroll Gardens with their gorgeous renovated brownstones and window boxes reminded me of residential streets of London. A wonderful suburb where I felt safe at all times. Would definitely return and by far more preferable than crazy Manhattan where I have previously stayed many times on vacation.
Written November 29, 2023
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA16,394 contributions
Jun. 2023
This is a good neighborhood for a long stroll. Enjoy the beautiful brownstones plus some newer buildings that are intriguing. Some good food on the shopping street.
Written June 10, 2023
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RemyFla
Alabama11 contributions
Oct. 2022
ALL my mother's family and my wife's family came from this part of Brooklyn which was ALL REAL ITALIANS from Atlantic Ave all the way to the Piers of Red Hook. NOW, none of my family lives here and ALL the REAL ITALIANS are GONE. They have been replaced with all these mutts and hipsters from everywhere BUT Brooklyn. They even put a Whole Foods on the Gwanus Canal! WHO in their right mind would want to be anywhere around the Gwanus Canal EXCEPT some hipster mutt from BF Kansas! I can't believe they've got a Billy Bob's BarBQue place and a Mexican restaurant in the place that was ONLY ITALIAN in EVERY respect. ALL the wonderful history of this area is GONE FOREVER.
Written January 17, 2023
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Grumo
New York City, NY1,034 contributions
May 2022
Lovely neighborhood with beautiful homes. I have found the best way is along Carroll Street (of course!) walking up from Bond Street to Smith. The block between Hoyt and Smith is stunning. Beautiful yards. The commercial block of Smith Street has local stores and eateries with a nice feel. A great neighborhood to bike through.
Written June 25, 2022
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Kensi B
New York City, NY96 contributions
May 2022
I used to live here. Such a great, vibrant, pretty neighborhood. tons of restaurants, very Italian oriented. Nice little park. Great shopping.
Written May 30, 2022
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA16,394 contributions
Nov. 2021
Certainly gentrified, certainly lovely, and very central to downtown Brooklyn, the subways and some restaurants. Very picturesque brownstone neighborhood. Charming.
Written November 15, 2021
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Shirley C
Riverhead, NY1 contribution
Apr. 2020 • Family
This is so sad. Brooklyn has been gentrified so much! Just pushed residents that lived there, and raised their families, for, DECADES, right out! I often wonder, just how many young people, who grew up here, could even afford to come back to the neighborhoods they grew up in, and raise THEIR families, if they wanted to? Actually, I'm sure I know the answer to that. How great that these people get nice, cushy, neighborhoods to dwell in. How disgusting that they get to have it at the expense of the despair of those less fortunate families, and their younger generations. That's all.
Written December 26, 2020
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damifu
london116 contributions
Oct. 2019
this is where the mob houses their mum's and grannies ... so pretty safe to wander about - leafy green wide streets
Written October 13, 2019
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA16,394 contributions
Sep. 2019
Close to downtown Brooklyn and all of the subway lines, full of restaurants and cafes, and lots of tree-lined residential streets very quiet. We would live here if we could. Nice visit.
Written September 28, 2019
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psudino
Weehawken, NJ4,068 contributions
Jul. 2019
Carroll Gardens is a quiet and 3 or 4 story neighborhood in the middle of Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights and Gowanus. It is one of those quiet places in the city that let's you forget that you are in NYC. The architecture is classic and it appears that the residents take great pride in their homes. I wouldn't call this a must-see, but if you are in the area it is just a nice place to explore.
Written August 18, 2019
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Frequently Asked Questions about Carroll Gardens
- Hotels near Carroll Gardens:
- (0.41 km) Carroll Gardens House
- (1.59 km) Ace Hotel Brooklyn
- (1.46 km) Hilton Brooklyn New York
- (1.33 km) NU Hotel
- (0.56 km) The Lodge Red Hook
- Restaurants near Carroll Gardens:
- (0.15 km) Abilene
- (0.18 km) Caputo's Fine Foods
- (0.19 km) Boran
- (0.19 km) Brooklyn Bread Cafe
- (0.28 km) Frankies 457 Spuntino
- Attractions near Carroll Gardens:
- (0.21 km) August Laura
- (0.25 km) Remedies Herb Shop
- (0.26 km) Folksbier Brauerei
- (0.42 km) Luxor Black Car & Limousine Service
- (0.38 km) Smith Street