Talk:Kensington, Brooklyn

CIA?
I think many people in the area, and also on a forum like Craigslist, consider Kensington to strech beyond C.I. Ave. Natives to this part of Brooklyn sometimes use "Kensington" all the way to Ocean Ave.--Sparviere 16:05, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Diversity There are also a lot of Italian families in the Neighborhood.

I changed the western boundary from McD Ave to Dahill Road, also including the triangle between Dahill Rd and 36th St, which is CLEARLY a part of Kensington (I live there myself)

According to NYC.GOV's [|Kensington site] Just southwest of beautiful Prospect Park, middle-class Kensington-with its variety of affordable homeownership options-is home to immigrants from all over the world.
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Neighborhood boundaries are Green-Wood cemetery and Caton Avenue to the north; Prospect Park, the Parade grounds and Kensington stables to the northeast; Coney Island Avenue to the east; Foster Avenue and 47th Street to the south; and Dahill Road and 36th Street to the west. Kensington is part of Brooklyn Community District 12. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.139.26.116 (talk) 19:59, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Named after the man or the village
There is a contradiction here. Was the Neighborhood named after Edgar, Duke of Kensington, or after the out of London village, Kensington, now a well-to-do area inside London? All British nobility are titled after the area they came from (Duke of Westminster, Duke of Cambridge etc.) It is more likely that a British nobleman colonized the area in the early 1700s, and then the area received his name. I cannot find out much information regarding this other than at http://www.longislandexchange.com/brooklynqueens/kensington.html which is identical to our article here. Benqish (talk) 10:41, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The History section seems totally bogus. On the net this is the info on Cortelyou   George B. CortelyouGeo8rge (talk) 20:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Blog with some info from the '60s
Some interesting info, I vaguely remember some of the referencesGeo8rge (talk) 20:36, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

originally settled by dutch?
how exactly was it originally settled by dutch if the native americans were there before them. not very accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.105.134.113 (talk) 15:59, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Public Library
Regarding the Kensington Public Library: Construction is now in progress on a brand new public library building on 18th Avenue and E. 3rd Street (approx.), a couple of avenues (18th and F) south of the present location. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.210.20 (talk) 03:51, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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Kensington Stables not in Kensington
The opening para says the northern border of Kensington is Caton ave. The stables are north of Caton Ave.

Are Kensington stables in Kensington, Windsor Terrace, or Park Slope South? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zachbe (talk • contribs) 19:28, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Classification of Parkville
A week ago an anonymous user claimed that the neighborhood extends down to Foster Avenue instead of 18th Avenue. Today this was changed back by another anonymous user, so I added a short paragraph stating that the section between 18th and Foster Avenues is known as Parkville, and that it is sometimes considered part of Kensington.

The second anonymous user then made an edit claiming that this classification is "mistaken". However, the source says nothing about whether Parkville is not actually part of Kensington, merely that the section from 18th to Foster is known as Parkville. I would like some discussion on what the actual southern boundary of Kensington is, and whether the info about Parkville should be in this article, in the Flatbush article, or in a totally new article. epicgenius (talk) 22:41, 20 October 2019 (UTC)