Newkirk Avenue,
Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Foster Avenue, and Church Avenue are the neighborhood's commercial strips while many of their north–south streets are lined with historic
Victorian style homes. Since much of Ditmas Park is residential, many locals go to nearby
Park Slope to run errands and shop, although the district has seen increased commercialization due to its recent
gentrification. The Ditmas Park Historic District was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, wealthy families purchased the large Victorian homes, but in the past few years, the district has experienced rapid
gentrification, with an influx of young people and artists attracted to the large spaces for relatively cheap rents. An example of this is Cortelyou Road, a commercial street in the neighborhood. Cortelyou enjoys a number of
delis,
bars,
coffee shops,
restaurants, the Flatbush Food Co-op, and more upscale restaurants. Cortelyou is also home to many venues, which attracts many local musicians, as well as more well-known artists. In October 2009,
Time Out New York named Ditmas Park one of the best neighborhoods in
New York City for food. Similar articles praising Ditmas Park for its food have appeared in
The New York Times and
AM New York. The area is also frequently used for movie and TV filming due to its Victorian houses, which project a suburban feel. File:DitmasParkBoundaries.jpg|Sign of Ditmas Park Historic District map File:70 Pct Lawrence Av jeh.jpg|70th Precinct, NYPD File:Ditmas Park, New York.JPG|A street in Ditmas Park ==Associations==