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491 Monroe St
491 Monroe St,
Brooklyn,
NY
11221
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About 491 Monroe St Brooklyn, NY 11221
491 Monroe St offers a mixture of comfort, style, and convenience. Located at 491 Monroe St. in Brooklyn, this community is perfectly situated for work or play. The professional leasing team is ready to help you find your new place. Contact us today to discuss your new apartment and see 491 Monroe St.
491 Monroe St is an apartment community located in Kings County and the 11221 ZIP Code. This area is served by the New York City Geographic District #16 attendance zone.
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As one of Brooklyn’s most eclectic neighborhoods, Stuyvesant Heights is a quaint urban neighborhood that boasts diversity, an abundance of mass transit, and historic charm. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, this neighborhood houses some of the borough’s most historic brownstones and grand apartment buildings.
Though historic and vintage in appearance, the neighborhood is always improving with the addition of new restaurants, shops, and apartments around town. If you’re interested in bustling residential streets in a central urban location, you’ve found it. A plethora of apartment rentals reside along the historic streets of Stuyvesant Heights.
This neighborhood is the perfect blend of the old and the new. Explore tasty restaurants such as Peaches, a well-known place for modern, Southern cuisine in a historic brownstone. Enjoy numerous playgrounds, sports fields, and athletic courts within small green spaces around the neighborhood.
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Education
| Colleges & Universities | Distance | ||
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| Colleges & Universities | Distance | ||
| Drive: | 6 min | 1.8 mi | |
| Drive: | 6 min | 2.1 mi | |
| Drive: | 8 min | 2.4 mi | |
| Drive: | 8 min | 2.6 mi |
491 Monroe St is within 6 minutes or 1.8 miles from Pratt Institute. It is also near Saint Joseph's Coll, Brooklyn and Medgar Evers College, CUNY.
Schools
Public Elementary & Middle School
Grades PK-8
212 Students
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Public High School
Grades 9-12
403 Students
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Grades 1-12
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Private Elementary & Middle School
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Transportation options available in Brooklyn include Kingston-Throop Avenues, located 0.7 mile from 491 Monroe St. 491 Monroe St is near LaGuardia, located 9.2 miles or 21 minutes away, and John F Kennedy International, located 11.0 miles or 22 minutes away.
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Walk: | 13 min | 0.7 mi |
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Walk: | 15 min | 0.8 mi |
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Walk: | 20 min | 1.1 mi |
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.1 mi |
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.2 mi |
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| Commuter Rail | Distance | ||
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.3 mi |
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Drive: | 7 min | 2.6 mi |
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Drive: | 7 min | 2.6 mi |
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Drive: | 15 min | 4.9 mi |
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Drive: | 16 min | 5.2 mi |
| Airports | Distance | ||
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| Airports | Distance | ||
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LaGuardia
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Drive: | 21 min | 9.2 mi |
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John F Kennedy International
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Drive: | 22 min | 11.0 mi |
Time and distance from 491 Monroe St.
| Shopping Centers | Distance | ||
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| Shopping Centers | Distance | ||
| Drive: | 7 min | 2.2 mi | |
| Drive: | 7 min | 2.4 mi | |
| Drive: | 8 min | 2.6 mi |
491 Monroe St has 3 shopping centers within 2.6 miles, which is about a 8-minute drive. The miles and minutes will be for the farthest away property.
| Parks and Recreation | Distance | ||
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| Parks and Recreation | Distance | ||
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St. John's Park
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.2 mi |
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.2 mi |
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Hattie Carthan Garden
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.4 mi |
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Crispus Attucks Playground
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.6 mi |
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Maria Hernandez Park
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Drive: | 7 min | 2.1 mi |
491 Monroe St has 5 parks within 2.1 miles, including Hattie Carthan Garden, St. John's Park, and Brooklyn Children's Museum.
| Hospitals | Distance | ||
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| Hospitals | Distance | ||
| Walk: | 15 min | 0.8 mi | |
| Drive: | 4 min | 1.3 mi | |
| Drive: | 7 min | 2.2 mi |
491 Monroe St has 3 hospitals within 2.2 miles, the nearest is Interfaith Medical Center which is 0.8 mile away and a 15 minute walk.
| Military Bases | Distance | ||
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| Military Bases | Distance | ||
| Drive: | 20 min | 7.3 mi | |
| Drive: | 23 min | 9.6 mi |
491 Monroe St is 7.3 miles from Governors Island Support Center, and is convenient to other military bases, including Fort Hamilton.
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491 Monroe St
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