Gravesend neighborhood is very peaceful and safe. It's very welcoming and conveniently many means of transportation around! Have lived in Gravesend for the better part of 10 years. A great pocket neighborhood outside of Manhattan, quiet with little night life.

Who lives in Gravesend Brooklyn?

Census data shows Gravesend's population is home to about 30,000 people, half of them white, 16 percent of them Hispanic, 21 percent of Asian descent, and 8 percent African American. “It was traditionally an Italian neighborhood,” Leifer says.

What is Gravesend Brooklyn known for?

Gravesend is notable as the only colonial town founded by a woman, Lady Deborah Moody. In 1643, governor general Willem Kieft granted her and a group of English settlers a land patent on December 19, 1645.