Sunset Park
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Sunset Park is a neighborhood in south Brooklyn bound by the Greenwood Cemetery, Fort Hamilton Parkway and the East River. Named after its park located between 44th and 41st Avenues and Fifth and Seventh Avenues, Sunset Park is the second highest point in Brooklyn. The first being the neighborhood’s Greenwood Cemetery.
In the early 20th century, the New York Harbor dominated shipping in North America and Sunset Park had a thriving community of immigrants from Norway, Finland, Poland and Ireland. When shipping in North America changed to land travel, activity in the neighborhood declined. Families moved out and the attractive row-houses were abandoned with mostly Norwegian families left behind.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s a wave of immigrants from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Mexico revived the abandoned neighborhood. Many restaurants and shops were opened along Fifth Avenue reflecting the new community. The 1980’s also attracted a large wave of Chinese immigrants who opened restaurant and shops along Eighth Avenue between 68th and 42nd Street. Now Eighth Avenue is filled with Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants and Sunset Park is considered “Brooklyn’s Chinatown”. There is also a community from Gujarat, India.
One of the oldest attractions in Sunset Park, is the Greenwood Cemetery. Built in 1838, before Central and Prospect Park, this cemetery used to host carriage rides and promenades in the 19th Century. At this time it was considered one of the best ways to spend a Sunday because of its beautiful plant life and extraordinary views of Manhattan, New Jersey and Staten Island. Today it remains as one of the most important sites in the boroughs bringing in visitors to look at the countless striking tombstones.
This Brooklyn neighborhood is experiencing another revitalization because of the rise in the cost of living in other parts of Brooklyn. Young professionals and artists are bringing another flavor to the community and new bars and restaurants have begun to open up, like the Brooklyn’s Tiki Bar on Fourth Avenue.
