We found this neighborhood to be very pleasant with its tree-lined streets and brownstones. There were a few modern apartments mixed in, but nothing tall, so all very human scale. Not far from Manhattan, and the Main Street has restaurants.

We stayed close to here, so we wandered down Court Street to find what was in this part of town. We found lots of coffee and bagels, plus some good ethnic restaurants and some little shops. A brownstone/townhouse part of town, fairly near downtown.

What a find! Never explored Brooklyn before let alone Carroll Gardens. Thoroughly enjoyed the easy, flat pavements that lead throughout the area taking you seamlessly on to other areas like Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. Locals so friendly and always willing to help me especially with a dodgy front door key to my Airbnb pad which was truly stylish and comfortable. Places to eat and drink almost on every corner as well as grocery stores, bookstores and wine shops. I didn't use the Subway but got around using Lyft which is like Uber - great cars and drivers. Parts of Carroll Gardens with their gorgeous renovated brownstones and window boxes reminded me of residential streets of London. A wonderful suburb where I felt safe at all times. Would definitely return and by far more preferable than crazy Manhattan where I have previously stayed many times on vacation.

This is a good neighborhood for a long stroll. Enjoy the beautiful brownstones plus some newer buildings that are intriguing. Some good food on the shopping street.

ALL my mother's family and my wife's family came from this part of Brooklyn which was ALL REAL ITALIANS from Atlantic Ave all the way to the Piers of Red Hook. NOW, none of my family lives here and ALL the REAL ITALIANS are GONE. They have been replaced with all these mutts and hipsters from everywhere BUT Brooklyn. They even put a Whole Foods on the Gwanus Canal! WHO in their right mind would want to be anywhere around the Gwanus Canal EXCEPT some hipster mutt from BF Kansas! I can't believe they've got a Billy Bob's BarBQue place and a Mexican restaurant in the place that was ONLY ITALIAN in EVERY respect. ALL the wonderful history of this area is GONE FOREVER.