Brooklyn Centre
Brooklyn Centre is a neighborhood shaped by long-time residents, joyful culture, and a strong sense of community. Nestled along the valley between Old Brooklyn and Clark-Fulton, Brooklyn Centre offers a quieter experience where traditions endure. Dancers, nature lovers, and history buffs are shaping the neighborhood’s future together.
Must-Visit Neighborhood Spots
Quisqueya La Bella
This authentic Dominican bar and restaurant shows how flavorful this neighborhood’s food scene. Grab an empanada and thank us later.
Mooncat Boba Cafe
Once again proving that there’s no need to travel the world when you live in Cleveland. Mooncat Boba Cafe provides your boba tea fix with so much variety – plus the aesthetics for your foodie photos.
Pride Inspired byCulture
The Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center is an impactful anchor of the Brooklyn Centre’s neighborhood. It’s a place where Puerto Rican and Latino culture is intentionally celebrated, taught, and passed down. From art exhibitions to youth programs to community celebrations, Julia de Burgos is about identity, connection, and showing up for the neighborhood.
Art House: Where Creativity is Nurtured
Art House is a longtime presence in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood, offering space for artists to live, create, and connect. Its work helps keep creativity rooted in the neighborhood, contributing to the area’s creative identity. Through studios, housing, and programs, Art House keeps creativity accessible and connected to place.
A Neighborhood Built with Care
The Shalom Tranquility Garden is one of Brooklyn Centre’s most meaningful spaces. Created and cared for by neighbors, the garden reflects the neighborhood’s commitment to healing, beauty, and connection.
A photo essay by Signal Cleveland is a powerful glimpse into how the people behind this garden embody the spirit of their neighborhood.
Ebonie Randle is helping Brooklyn Centre grow, making the neighborhood greener, stronger and more connected.
Top-Level Care, Close to Home
Having MetroHealth’s main campus in Brooklyn Centre means top-level medical care is right where people live, work, and raise families. The renovated hospital is a point of pride for the neighborhood and a reminder of the role Brooklyn Centre plays in serving the wider city.
Experience Wildlife in the Neighborhood
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo sits right at the edge of Brooklyn Centre, so you can see wildlife wonders from all over the world. For locals, it’s having a regional attraction in their backyard – with seasonal traditions like Wild Winter Lights, too.
Get in touch with THE CDC
The Brooklyn Centre neighborhood is served by MetroWest Community Development Organization which also serves the nearby Stockyards and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods. Their mission is to revitalize these three neighborhoods, celebrate their history and strengthen collaboration, diversity and redevelopment. Metro West CDO puts collaboration at the forefront of their work. They are positioned to effectively facilitate conversations between residents, stakeholders and community partners while supporting neighborhood based initiatives.
