It's not like any other neighborhood in Brooklyn... If you love to walk or ride a bike, Marine Park is the neighborhood for you. We consider Marine Park to be one of the most beautiful and scenic neighborhoods in Brooklyn. What attracted us to the area are the quiet and peaceful surroundings. You feel like you’re in a suburb but with all the conveniences of living in the city. The lovely park is the largest in Brooklyn, and includes 530 acres of grassland from the adjacent nature preserve. Here you will always find people out with their dogs, walking, biking, playing tennis, cricket or just plain relaxing under a tree because there’s no better place to be. Across Avenue U from the park is the Salt Marsh and Urban Park Ranger Nature Center, which has trails and is home to a variety of beautiful migratory birds and other animals. Walking tours, classes and exhibits are offered, and also music and films are shown on a schedule that can be picked up at the Center. As of January 2010, the Salt Marsh Center's Nature Trail is closed for 18 months as part of an $8 Gerritsen Creek Marine Park ecosystem restoration project, being done in partnership with the city's Department of Parks & Recreation. The invasive phragmite plants that have dominated the area will be replaced by coastal grasses that are native to the region. Approximately 32 acres of marsh and 25 acres of coastal grassland will be created, and the nature trail will be expanded. The Lott House, a traditional Dutch Colonial farmhouse built in 1800, is on the National Register of Historic Places, a city landmark and a familiar site to residents walking along East 36 Street. As described on www.lotthouse.org, “The house incorporates the circa 1720 house of Hendrick's grandfather Colonel Johannes H. Lott.” Make sure to pass by the house on a visit here. The suburb that forgets it's in a city... We love our neighborhood because of its small town community atmosphere. The area is mostly residential and comprised of row houses, cameo brick, realty and detached homes and garden apartments. Unlike other areas, home prices here are more reasonable. There has been minimal development here and most of the homes look as they did years ago. That doesn’t mean there are no high-rise buildings or condos, just not as many. Buyers seeking co-ops can go to Brigham Park or Marine Park Co-ops on Burnett Street which offers views of the beautiful Gerritsen Creek. Convenient location, too...
As for transportation, the B-2 bus starts at Kings Plaza and runs along Avenue R to Kings Highway station. The B-100 runs on Fillmore Avenue and down Quention Road and the B-3 operates along Avenue U. There is an express bus that runs into the city. If you need to get out of town, JFK airport is only 22 minutes away from the heart of Marine Park. Did we mention you will LOVE eating here... As for shopping, you’ve got every type of outlet store at Kings Plaza Mall. For food shopping, Waldbaum’s and Keyfoods are our main supermarkets. Many convenience stores stretch along the East 30's streets on Quentin Road and Avenue S on the north side of the park, and on Avenue U on the opposite side. Met Foods, a large grocery on Quention Road, is very convenient. There are plenty of delis, pubs and variety stores along both Quentin Road and Avenue S. For excellent dining check out Buckley’s, Michaels and la Trattoria. Del Corso is famous for their excellent thin-crust pizza and Nino the owner, is a famous, award winning pizza thrower. But their food is out of this world too, and all the ingredients are imported. The Kings Plaza diner has great burgers and fries. Some excellent kosher restaurants have cropped up on Flatlands Avenue between East 35 and 36 Street, and T-Steakhouse is a very popular destination. The New China Star on Flatbush Avenue is a reliable spot for a delicious traditional sit down dinner. For the best Tofu Veggie Soup ever, try Big Chef on Quentin Road. Their food is overall is pretty good. Marine Park is a wonderful place to live. Come see and we think you’ll agree. |