The Village Voice On Burgeoning Boerum Hill

The Voice took a closer look at Boerum Hill last week. Founded by Dutch farmers, the downtown Brooklyn nabe survived the dark days of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s only to reblossom in recent years:

A bright shade of its former, fashionable, middle-class self is an apt portrait of the neighborhood today. Boerum Hill’s stretch of Smith Street is one of the city’s renowned restaurant and bar scenes. Side streets like Pacific, Dean, and Bergen showcase row after row of restored brownstones, with intricate ironwork on porches and windows, lovingly tended gardens, and signs reminding motorists not to honk. Atlantic Avenue boasts nearly a mile of antiques, cafes, and what is probably the city’s most public access to its Muslims: bookstores, shops, and mosques that serve people from a staggering array of countries and sects.

Close-Up in Boerum Hill [Village Voice]