Park Slope's Population Is On A Downward Slope, Study Finds

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Park Slope? More like Park Slump.

The neighborhood's population went on a downward slope during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.

The primary ZIP Codes for Park Slope — 11215 and 11217 — respectively shrank 2.5 percent and 1.5 percent, the foot traffic analytics company Placer.ai found.

Brooklyn's population itself shrank 4.4 percent since the coronavirus struck, the study found. But not all neighborhoods in the borough did — some, including those close to Park Slope, grew.

"Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint are situated close to Manhattan in northwest Brooklyn, and have been rising in popularity (and price) for quite some time," the study states.

"Two other neighborhoods, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Prospect Heights, also saw positive population growth."

Placer.ai uses people's phone apps usage to track their whereabouts.

The study covered the span from November 2019 to October 2022, and found plenty of proverbial foot traffic across the city.

Manhattan, for instance, saw neighborhood populations grow closer to Brooklyn, the study found. But the Upper West Side emerged as the biggest leader in terms of population growth — it swelled 30.70 percent over the pandemic, according to the study.

Brooklyn neighborhoods close to Manhattan also grew, especially Downtown Brooklyn, which saw its population increase by 4.73 percent, the study found.

But Coney Island saw the biggest growth, according to the study. Its population grew 6.02 percent since November 2019.

Read the full study — "Post-Pandemic Migration Trends in New York" — here.