What we know is…

The HIV infection in North and Central Brooklyn is 50% higher than those of other Brooklyn neighborhoods. The highest reported incidence is in the Bedford Stuyvesant- Crown Heights (zip codes of 11213 in Crown Heights; 11212 in Brownsville; 11216 in Bedford Stuyvesant; 11233 in Stuyvesant Heights/Oceanhill, and 11238 in Prospect Heights) followed by the East Flatbush-Flatbush area, the Downtown-Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope areas, the Williamsburg-Bushwick area, and East New York.

By age and ethnicity, affected persons have been generally Black and Hispanic adults (19,038 or 86% of the Persons Living With HIV/AIDS in the borough), ages 30-59 (18, 418 or 83% of Brooklyn's Persons Living With HIV/AIDS population), although over 700 cases of ages 13 and under and 223 teens were infected by the virus from June 2002 to December 2004.

Use the resources provided here to learn more about HIV and AIDS prevention. You can also visit the Society, Sciences & Technology Division at Central Library for books and additional information or review the HIV/AIDS Explore a Topic.

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