11219

11219 is located in Brooklyn and includes Borough Park, Dyker Heights, & Bensonhurst.

Highlights:
This neighborhood is mostly residential.
This neighborhood has:
a very high number of places to buy food
a very high number of childcare facilities

Public schools in this neighborhood are rated higher than average on five out of five dimensions of school quality.
Student achievement in public schools in this neighborhood is rated very high.
This neighborhood had among the fewest crimes per person.


EHV Payment Amount

EHVs can cover different amounts of rent depending on the zip code where a home is located and the size of the home, and they can provide extra help in some neighborhoods where housing is more expensive. You may hear the term “payment standard,” which means the maximum amount of rent an EHV can cover.

If you are searching in zip code 11219, EHVs may help pay the following amounts for SROs, Studios, and 1-4 bedroom apartments:

SRO: $1751
Studio: $2335
1-BR: $2387
2-BR: $2696
3-BR: $3385
4-BR: $3647

For more information about payment amounts across the city, please visit: https://nyc.gov/hpd-payment-standards.

Transit

11219 is served by the following transit options:

Subways: D, N
Bus lines: B9, B11, B16, B35, B70
Express bus lines: N/A
Citibike: No

Or map your commute to school, work, or to see family/friends.

Food Access

Compared to other neighborhoods, 11219 has a very high number of places to buy food.

Food shops: 166
Year-round farmers markets: 0
Seasonal farmers markets: 1
Soup kitchens: 1
Food pantries: 2

Safety

Neighborhood safety is difficult to measure and summarize, but when looking at the number of certain felony crimes that occurred in this area between 2014 and 2018, 11219 had among the fewest crimes per person compared to other neighborhoods.

For more information on which crimes were analyzed and how they were adjusted for the number of people who live in each zip code, see the technical notes.

Healthcare Services

Compared to other neighborhoods, 11219 has an average number of healthcare facilities.

Hospitals and clinics: 12
Mental health: 7
Chemical dependency: 1
Health promotion and disease prevention: 0
Residential healthcare: 3
Other healthcare: 1

Social Services

Compared to other neighborhoods, 11219 has an average number of social services.

Senior services: 4
Immigrant services: 0
Services for people with disabilities: 5
Community centers and community school programs: 0
Non-resident housing and homeless services: 0
Legal and intervention services: 1
Financial and social services: 0
Workforce development: 0

Childcare Facilities

Compared to other neighborhoods, 11219 has a very high number of childcare facilities.

After school programs: 6
Day care facilities: 65
DOE universal pre-K facilities: 20
Preschools for students with disabilities: 6

Public Schools

Each school year the New York City Department of Education (DOE) surveys students, parents, and teachers. This information is used to measure five dimensions of school quality for each school. The New York City public schools located in 11219 were rated:

Rigorous instruction: Above average
Collaborative teachers: Very high
Supportive environment: Very high
Effective school leadership: Very high
Trust: Very high

Student achievement is rated very high.

For more detailed information on a specific school, please visit: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2019/
To look up zoned schools at a given address, please visit: https://schoolsearch.schools.nyc/

Demographics

Of the people who live in 11219:

37% are children
12% are seniors

Of the people in 11219:

24% identify as Asian
1% identify as Black
13% identify as Hispanic/Latinx
61% identify as White

Types of Housing & Buildings

Buildings in 11219 are mostly residential. The most common type of properties in 11219 are walk-up apartment buildings.

Street Life

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Open Space and Parks

Compared to other neighborhoods, 11219 has less open space and parks than most.

Parks, playgrounds & natural areas: 2
Gardens: 0
Playfields: 0
Triangles & plazas: 2

Note: Some zip codes are close to but do not include very large parks like Central Park, Prospect Park, Van Cortlandt Park, and others. In these cases, residents still have nearby access to high-quality open space, but this access is not reflected in the numbers above. You may want to explore on a map to see if any large parks are nearby.

Religious Facilities