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Cypress Hills, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Cypress Hills is a residential corner of the eastern section of Brooklyn, pressed against the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line.
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Where to stay in Cypress Hills
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Beds are scarce inside. Cypress Hills runs to houses rather than hotels, so most rooms lie west along Atlantic Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, or across the Queens border in Woodhaven and Ozone Park to the east. Linden Boulevard heads south from there.
Following it leads toward Jamaica Bay, while the BMT Canarsie Line and the streets around Van Sinderen Avenue link the neighborhood back into the rest of Brooklyn.
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Atlantic Avenue
The main east-west street and the southern boundary, running back into East New York.Find hotels in Atlantic Avenuereaching Linden Boulevard and the southPennsylvania Avenue
A north-south spine through East New York, meeting Linden Boulevard on the way toward Jamaica Bay.Find hotels in Pennsylvania Avenuetravellers using the BMT Canarsie LineVan Sinderen Avenue
The western edge, beside the Bay Ridge Branch tracks and the Canarsie Line platforms. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Van Sinderen Avenuequiet blocks on the Queens borderCemetery Belt edge
Streets below the burial grounds, within walking distance of Blessed Sacrament Church. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Cemetery Belt edgeHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Cypress Hills
What are the main landmarks in Cypress Hills?
Churches carry most of the landmarks. Blessed Sacrament Church and Andrews United Methodist Church stand among the houses, while the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph adds a third foundation on the same streets. Dexter Park keeps its name here.
Beyond them, to the north, lies the Cypress Hills Cemetery.
What is the history of Cypress Hills?
Burial grounds shaped the northern edge. Cypress Hills grew as a subsection of East New York, its streets filling the ground south of the Cypress Hills Cemetery. Rail lines fixed the other limits.
The Bay Ridge Branch tracks and the BMT Canarsie Line ran through toward Van Sinderen Avenue, and the churches on these streets took shape with the housing.
Where is Cypress Hills?
The Cypress Hills Cemetery edges the north side and the Queens border the east, with Woodhaven and Ozone Park beyond it, and Bushwick lies to the west. Atlantic Avenue forms the southern boundary.
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What is the best area to stay in Cypress Hills?
Atlantic Avenue: the through route along the southern edge. Pennsylvania Avenue: reaching Linden Boulevard and the south. Van Sinderen Avenue: travellers using the BMT Canarsie Line. Cemetery Belt edge: quiet blocks on the Queens border.
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Updated October 2026