Prospect Heights Hits 50% Vaccine Rate, Crown Heights Lags Behind

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Prospect Heights' vaccine rate — which reached a milestone this week — is as much as double that of nearby Crown Heights ZIP codes, highlighting the disparity in vaccine distribution across New York City neighborhoods.

The 11238 ZIP code — which covers Prospect Heights and parts of Clinton Hill — is among the first in New York City to hit a 50 percent vaccination rate, meaning half of its residents have gotten at least the first of two shots against the coronavirus, city data shows.

The rate was far above that of nearby Crown Heights, where between 24 and 38 percent of adults had received the first dose in the four ZIP codes that include part of the neighborhood, according to the data.

The numbers underscore a trend that has plagued the city's vaccine effort since it began. The highest vaccination rates continue to be in wealthyManhattan ZIP codes and other majority-white neighborhoods, while neighborhoods hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic see lower vaccination rates.

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In Brooklyn, only two other ZIP codes, Brooklyn Heights' 11201 and Park Slope's 11215, had reached the 50-percent marker Wednesday. Brooklyn as a whole has lagged behind the other four boroughs since the start of the city's vaccine distribution.

Overall, 33 percent of Brooklynites and 37 percent of New Yorkers citywide had gotten at least one dose of the vaccine as of Wednesday.

Here's a look at the numbers for Prospect and Crown Heights, as of Wednesday:

11238: Clinton Hill/Prospect Heights

• At least 1 dose: 22,886 people, or 50 percent
• Fully Vaccinated: 13,506 people, or 29 percent
• Total population estimate: 45,934

11213: Crown Heights (East)

• At least 1 dose: 12,299 people, or 25 percent
• Fully Vaccinated: 7,699 people, or 16 percent
• Total population estimate: 48,645

11216: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)/Crown Heights (West)

• At least 1 dose: 17,356 people, or 38 percent
• Fully Vaccinated: 9,889 people, or 21 percent
• Total population estimate: 46,043

11225: Crown Heights West/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

• At least 1 dose: 15,236 people, or 33 percent
• Fully Vaccinated: 10,319 people, or 23 percent
• Total population estimate:45,776

11233: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)/Ocean Hill-Brownsville

• At least 1 dose: 13,857 people, or 24 percent
• Fully Vaccinated: 8,137 people, or 14 percent
• Total population estimate: 56,732