Crown Heights, New York

About Crown Heights

Set in the eastern part of New York, Crown Heights is a small unincorporated community.

Crown Heights holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.84 square miles.

📰 Crown Heights News Today

• Gunman injures two people during Crown Heights argument, NYPD says FOX 5 New York · Sep 19
• Mayor Mamdani gets mixed reception at Sukkot events in Crown Heights, Brooklyn ABC7 New York · Sep 30
• Video shows 33-year-old woman, a possible bystander, shot dead on Brooklyn sidewalk NBC 4 New York · Aug 17
• NYC Sanitation to Collect Schach in Crown Heights on Recycling Days COLlive · Oct 8
• Crown Heights/Prospect Heights BK08 NYU Furman Center · Feb 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Crown Heights Unique

• The only place in America named Crown Heights — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Crown Heights

• La Fortaleza — mexican
• Texas Roadhouse — steak house
• 110 Grill — american
• Bonsai 2 — japanese
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Crew Restaurant and Bar
• Dutchess Diner
• Gloria Jean's Coffees — coffee shop (café)
• Olive Garden — italian
• Tamarind — indian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bounce! · Arcade
• Space Adventure · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Crown Heights

🏘️ Nearby Communities