Dyker Heights is a neighborhood in southwestern Brooklyn, New York, USA. It is sandwiched between Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst on Gravesend Bay(Lower New York Bay). Dyker Heights is bounded to the west by 7th Avenue, to the north by 65th Street, to the east by 14th Avenue and to the south by 86th Street, excepting the Dyker Beach Golf Course, which extends to the Belt Parkway. Jump to: navigation, search A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bay Ridge is located in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bensonhurst is a blue collar/middle class neighborhood located in the south-central part of New York City, USAs borough of Brooklyn. ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ...

Its population comprises mostly European-Americans (largely Italian) and recently Asian-Americans (largely Chinese). Its main commercial street is 13th Avenue (also known as Dyker Heights Boulevard) consisting mainly of gourmet food shops.

The neighborhood is best known for the extravagant Christmas decorations erected by its residents each year. Although not all residents can be labeled wealthy, the neighborhood is markedly well off. Many of the houses are mini-mansion or actual mansions, but there is nothing that can be properly termed an estate. The mansions are mostly located on and off 11th Avenue from 86th Street to 79th Street.

Dyker Heights is also home to the once private, now public Dyker Beach Golf Course, the waterfront Dyker Beach Park and Brooklyn's most exclusive private school Poly Prep Country Day School. Jump to: navigation, search Poly Prep Country Day School (better known as Poly Prep or just Poly) is a private middle, upper and elementary country day school in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It has 2 campuses, one in Bay Ridge and one in Park Slope. ...

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External link

• Dyker Heights WebPage