Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Neighborhood and central business district
	Skyline of Downtown Brooklyn seen from Lower Manhattan
	Location in New York City
	Coordinates: 40°41′38″N 73°59′14″W / 40.69389°N 73.98722°W
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Community District	Brooklyn 2
Area
• Total	0.433 sq mi (1.12 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,053
• Density	16,000/sq mi (6,300/km2)
Economics
• Median income	$110,436
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip Codes	11201, 11217
Area code	718, 347, 929, and 917

Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (after Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan^[2]), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is known for its office and residential buildings, such as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the MetroTech Center office complex.

Since the rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn in 2004, the area has been undergoing a transformation, with $9 billion of private investment and $300 million in public improvements underway. The area is a growing hub for education. In 2017, New York University announced that it would invest over $500 million to renovate and expand the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and its surrounding Downtown Brooklyn-based campus.^[3]

Downtown Brooklyn is part of Brooklyn Community District 2 and its primary ZIP Codes are 11201 and 11217.^[1] It is patrolled by the 84th and 88th Precincts of the New York City Police Department.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ "New York City's CBDs (Central Business Districts) – The Office that Never Sleeps". ny-offices.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "NYU Invests $500 Million in Renovations for Brooklyn Campus". NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ "NYPD – 84th Precinct". www.nyc.gov. New York City Police Department. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

[NYCPlanning-1] "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[2] "New York City's CBDs (Central Business Districts) – The Office that Never Sleeps". ny-offices.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[3] "NYU Invests $500 Million in Renovations for Brooklyn Campus". NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[NYPD_84th_Precinct-4] "NYPD – 84th Precinct". www.nyc.gov. New York City Police Department. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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