These Are Brooklyn's Darkest Neighborhoods

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- Brooklynites living beyond the park are most likely to find themselves craving some vitamin D this winter, according to a new report.

Central Brooklyn neighborhoods make up the majority of the borough's 10 most light-deprived areas in winter, according to real estate website Localize.city.

Localize data scientists analyzed Geographic Information Systems to determine which New York City neighborhoods get the most and the least direct sunlight in the coldest months of the year, according to the report released on Friday.

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"Access to sunlight has very real implications for health and wellness," researchers noted. "In the late fall and winter months, those with Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, know all too well how the darker days bring on depressive symptoms, listless feelings and increased moodiness."

According to analysts, Brooklynites living south of Prospect Park and in the shadow of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges might want to invest in some light therapy.

Brooklyn’s Darkest Neighborhoods

1. Brooklyn Heights
2. Prospect Park South
3. Dumbo
4. Downtown Brooklyn
5. Brighton Beach
6. Prospect Heights
7. Midwood
8. Ocean Parkway
9. Kensington
10. Ditmas Park

Localize.city analysts noted that the sunniest neighborhoods tended to be near water and out of the shadow of tall developments.

"All of the sunniest Brooklyn neighborhoods were also on the water or have waterways running through them," the report notes.

"But they are largely industrial areas with low-lying buildings or suburban-like areas largely made up of one- or two-family homes."

Brooklyn’s Sunniest Neighborhoods

1. Old Mill Basin
2. Bergen Beach
3. Red Hook
4. Brooklyn Navy Yard
5. Canarsie
6. Mill Basin
7. Columbia Waterfront District
8. East New York
9. East Williamsburg
10. Gowanus

Check out the citywide findings on Localize.city.

Photo by Kathleen Culliton