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Brooklyn, New York is New York City's most populous borough, a sprawling, neighborhood-rich expanse of more than two and a half million people, and for design and art students it revolves around the Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill. Pratt's green, sculpture-dotted campus sits among brownstone blocks just north of Prospect Heights and east of Fort Greene, one of the most creative pockets of the city. Brooklyn is famous for its distinct neighborhoods and for landmarks like the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden beside the vast Prospect Park, the Barclays Center, and the iconic Brooklyn Bridge with its waterfront parks and skyline views. It's a borough of street festivals, art openings, and a deep maker scene that feeds right into Pratt.
The campus neighborhood itself, leafy and brownstone-lined, with the shortest possible walk to class. The top pick if you want to roll out of bed and into the studio.
Just west, a historic, tree-lined neighborhood around its namesake park, a ten-minute walk to Pratt and near the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
East of campus, a large, brownstone-rich neighborhood that's a longtime student favorite for its roomier shares.
Here's what you need to know about getting around Brooklyn.
Brooklyn runs on the subway. The G train is the local lifeline, with the Clinton-Washington Avenues station serving the campus directly, and the A, C, and other lines plus a dense MTA bus network, including the B54 and B69 near campus, fill in the rest. The G doesn't run into Manhattan itself, so students transfer to other lines for the trip across the river, which is still quick. Live near campus, grab an unlimited pass, and use the trains for the rest.
Walkability around Clinton Hill is excellent: many Pratt students are in class in five to ten minutes on foot. Biking is a real option, with Citi Bike everywhere and bike lanes on the brownstone streets. The leafy brownstone blocks make walking pleasant. Citi Bike fills the gaps for slightly longer trips.
A car is more trouble than it's worth given parking rules, so skip it. The subway, buses, and Citi Bike cover everything you'll need. Street parking is tight and tightly regulated across the borough. If you keep a car anyway, confirm parking rules with your building before move-in.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
It varies a lot by neighborhood, but near Pratt expect roughly $1,100 to $2,200 a month for an apartment in Clinton Hill, with Fort Greene often $1,650 to $2,250 and Bedford-Stuyvesant shares starting lower around $1,500. Sharing a multi-bedroom is how Pratt students make Brooklyn work, since splitting a place drops the per-person number significantly.
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