Clinton Hill or Clinton Hills?

how do you say it? which do you think is correct? why do you think some people say either? anyone have any historical factiods?

random thoughts....

It is Clinton Hill. "Clinton Hills" is like saying "my Moms" instead of "my Mom".

If I had the Encyclopedia of New York City handy, I would quote that. But since I don't, wikipedia will have to do:

"Clinton Hill is a small neighborhood in north-central Brooklyn, New York. It is bordered on the east by Bedford-Stuyvesant, on the west by Fort Greene, on the north by Wallabout and on the south by Atlantic Avenue or Fulton Street.

By the 1840s, Clinton Hill had become a fashionable neighborhood for the wealthy of Brooklyn, who could commute to Manhattan by way of stagecoach to the Fulton Ferry in nearby Brooklyn Heights. By the 1880s and '90s, Clinton Avenue was lined with mansions of millionaires, many of which have survived to the present day. The most prominent of these are linked to Charles Pratt, who built a mansion for himself and one each for three of his four sons (pictured, right). These four mansions can be seen on Clinton Avenue between DeKalb and Willoughby. The Pratt Institute of Art, founded by Charles Pratt in 1887, is located a few blocks from his former home."

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE7D81E39F931A35752C0A9669C8B63&sec=&pagewanted=print

"ONCE farmland, Clinton Hill got its start in 1832, when the main boulevard was laid out. It was named for De Witt Clinton, who had been both mayor and governor.

In 1874, Charles Pratt, an oil magnate and a partner of John D. Rockefeller, built himself a mansion at 232 Clinton Avenue, then built four more as wedding presents for his sons. Three remain. The leafy promenade gained a reputation as the Fifth Avenue of Brooklyn, or Millionaire's Row.

Early in the last century, apartment buildings replaced some of the grand houses, and brownstones were divided into rooming houses."

It is Clinton Hill.[/b]

Subject: MANY MANY MANY local people say CLINTON HILLS

and Guest-- many many many people also say MY MOMS, lol. i just thought that was a funny example you gave.

i guess i am the only one who has heard people say Clinton Hills. but i do know that Clinton Hill is correct and that is also what I say.

just sparking conversation

i always figured it was confusion from the neighborhood "Cypress Hills" which definitely is plural.

the question remains, where's the hill?

try walking up lafayette..from fulton towards vanderbilt with groceries..yu definitely feel the pull :shock:

I know people say "my moms". That's my point. It's sort of slang, not the real name.

If you go down Washington or Clinton towards Myrtle/Flushing, you can see the "hill" too.

Subject: Clinton Hill (no S)

If you look at the apartments for rent section of craigslist, you'll see "Clinton Hills" just about as often as "Clinton Hill." It's pretty ridiculous that people who own property in the neighborhood don't even know how to spell its name...