Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City, USA borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Caton Avenue to the north, Dahill Road to the west, and Ditmas Avenue to the south. The neighborhoods that border it are Ditmas Park and Prospect Park South to the east, Windsor Terrace to the north, Borough Park to the west, and Parkville to the south. Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City The Five Boroughs is a colloquialism often used by residents of New York City to unambiguously refer to the city itself, as opposed to any particular borough or to the greater metropolitan area. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ...

Kensington is a predominantly residential area consisting of housing types that run the gamut from brick rowhouses, to detached one family Victorians and apartment buildings. There is a commercial area on Church Avenue. Ocean Parkway bisects the neighborhood and the F-train (Culver line) runs along the western part of the neighborhood. A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ...

Kensington is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Brooklyn, if not the United States. It contains South Asian (Bangladeshi & Pakistani) , Chinese, Orthodox Jewish, Irish, Polish, Russian, Mexican, and Jamaican communities.