| Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill are neighborhoods in | | | | has a very nice New York Sports Club on the |
| Brooklyn. Together, they extend from Atlantic | | | | corner of Boerum Place and Pacific Street for |
| Avenue to the North, Warren Street to the | | | | those who need a gym. |
| South, 4th Avenue to the East, and Clinton Street | | | | Smith Street is the center of the action in this |
| to the West, and are bordered by Brooklyn | | | | area and is home to many bars and restaurants. |
| Heights and Downtown Brooklyn to the North, | | | | Check out Angry Wades (on Smith and Butler ) |
| Carroll Gardens to the South and Park Slope to | | | | for Sports, Ceol (on Smith and Warren) for |
| the East. | | | | Guinness, French fries, and Irish Music, and Boat |
| The neighborhood is made up mostly of small | | | | (on Smith and Wyckoff ) for dancing, as well as |
| walk-up apartment buildings no taller than six | | | | others. Smith Street is known these days as |
| stories and of single-family brownstones. Rents in | | | | Brooklyn's restaurant row, and is representative |
| this area vary with a typical two bedroom going | | | | of the growing food culture in Brooklyn. There are |
| for between $2000 and $2500 a month, | | | | some fancy, expensive restaurants to choose |
| depending on the part of the neighborhood, the | | | | from in the Boerum/Cobble Hill area but the it is |
| building, and whether or not the apartment has | | | | probably best known for cheap, ethnic eats. On |
| been renovated. Cheaper apartments can be | | | | Court Street, there's Joya, a great Thai |
| found, but not for under $1800 for a | | | | restaurant with excellent Pad Thai for $6.95. Bar |
| two-bedroom. One-bedrooms run around | | | | Tabac, a French restaurant, has excellent frites |
| $1200-$1500 a month, so the more people you | | | | and is good for late night socializing, especially in |
| choose to live with, the cheaper rent you are | | | | the summer, because they have live music and |
| going to pay. Brownstones are typically sold for | | | | outdoor seating. There are delicious and cheap |
| over two million dollars. | | | | Middle Eastern restaurants along Atlantic Avenue , |
| Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill are best considered | | | | both East and West of Court Street. Bedouin |
| together, as a single neighborhood representative | | | | Tent, on Atlantic Ave and Bond Street is |
| of both the old and the new Brooklyn.Young | | | | particularly good. |
| yuppies, upper middle class families, and remnants | | | | Good transportation links are one of the pluses to |
| of a working-class, ethnic neighborhood can be | | | | living here. The neighborhood is within a 10-minute |
| found here. The area is safe and crime rates are | | | | walk of virtually every train line, with the F running |
| relatively low here. | | | | along Smith Street , the 2/3/4/5/M and R trains |
| One of the main drawbacks to this area is the | | | | passing through Borough Hall and A/C coming the |
| lack of parks with Prospect Park being nearly two | | | | Jay Street. From these stops, it's about a |
| miles to the east. Still, these are relatively short | | | | 15-minute train ride into lower Manhattan and |
| runs or bike rides away, and the neighborhood | | | | takes less than half an hour to get to midtown. |