Best streets in Gowanus
- Streets
Ranked 1st best street in Gowanus
"Family, Fun, a Perfect Balance"
- dqw5644
Fun for families, great shopping and restaurants, all in a neighborhood that perfectly balances strong community with true cosmopolitanism.
Ranked 2nd best street in Gowanus
"Awesome neighborhood vantage point"
- NeverSleeps
I've become familiar with 12th Street mostly around where it ends after Hamilton Place - and that's because I've been frequenting the plant nursery at Lowes (and of course the Pathmark next door, a ho...
Ranked 3rd best street in Gowanus
"A street that improves as you near Prospect Park"
- NeverSleeps
There are only two blocks on 15th Street that rate less-than-average - those between Hamilton Place and 3rd Ave. Those blocks are super industrial and crammed with city vehicles (ie, ambulances and st...
Ranked 4th best street in Gowanus
"Take your pick of classy joints for eating, shopping and wor..."
- NeverSleeps
Near the southern border of the Park Slope neighborhood, 14th Street is not as nice as some of the lower-numbered streets closer to the main brownstoner action. That said, it also must be noted that 1...
Ranked 5th best street in Gowanus
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
- Macsizzle
In the neighborhood of Brooklyn, you don’t find many streets like this one.
This was a very quiet purely residential street with no cars and no loud noises from the freeway. It was a nice place to r...
Ranked 6th best street in Gowanus
"Lonely Avenue---Nothing Here"
- sansavy
There is absolutely nothing on this Avenue except for Lutheran Medical Center. There is no reason to walk on 2nd Avenue between 26th and 64th streets unless you have to go to the hospital, seriously....
Unranked Streets
"Great Block w/Great Looking Brownstones"
- sansavy
This is a lovely tree lined street filled with lovely brownstones. It is a family oriented street schools are near by and you see kids playing outside after school. Very attractive and safe area durin...
"A nice little street with two worthwhile cafes"
- namgilliw
10th street is a narrow little street lined with trees that leads to prospect park. At one end of the road, there is a small coffee house called Lonelyville Coffee. This is a fun place with an upbea...
"Residential Brooklyn street"
- sansavy
Douglass Street is a residential area in Brooklyn. The buildings are attractive but unexpectedly expensive. People pretty much mind there own business and the streets are never crowded. Smith Street i...
"Sackett Street Delights"
- Macsizzle
Unlike its neighbors, this street is very nice to look at and its buildings
all share a very unique architectural design. The apartments in on e of the
buildings are very large and would be filled...
"Looking for a thrill"
- skted9
If your young and into the scene of art, music and skateboarding and everything that comes with that this is a good place to visit or even live in. You will most likely be living with some room mates...