This cosmopolitan town is far from what many consider a suburb, Brookline is a diverse community with an international population and many different neighborhoods. It offers a variety of housing options and life styles. Coolidge Corner, a stop on the Beacon Street C-Line, is one of the more prominent and well-know neighborhoods in the town. The actual "Corner" is where Beacon Street crosses Harvard Street. This area consists mostly of condominium and apartment buildings. There are a smaller number of single and multi-family houses as well. Brookline's only hotel is located here as are a few of the many inns. In addition, the Town's Senior Center located at 93 Winchester Street is available to satisfy the needs of a large number of Brookline residents who wish to keep their home in this fabulous location. The surrounding neighborhood residents consider themselves living in Coolidge Corner since the commercial district influences them all. Almost anything and everything can be found in this corner, from international restaurants to McDonald's, unique boutiques to name-brand stores and even a historic single-screen movie theatre, The Coolidge Corner Playhouse, know for its many art and foreign film festivals. During the warmer months COOLIDGE CORNER hosts the Farmer's Market and during the holiday season it, along with other commercial areas, welcome First Light Festival activities. The Boston Marathon and the Walk for Hunger (one of many fundraising walks) pass through this landmark intersection. Young families, the local student population, professional singles and couples, plus a large senior population choose to call this neighborhood home. Brookline is a jewel of a suburb. Cheek to jowl with Boston - it has managed to maintain its own identity - a unique mixture of busy streets and rolling countryside, upscale shops and village pubs, gracious apartment buildings and large estates, and home for legions of academic and scientific professionals, who work at the nearby medical centers in Boston. Brookline has staunchly refused to be absorbed by Boston, which surrounds it like a horseshoe. A community of 6.6 square miles and almost 55,000 people. Brookline has kept its town meeting form of government since 1705, when this "Muddy River" farmland of Boston became incorporated and named for the brooks that formed its boundaries. Among its many unusual resources, Brookline has its own working farm (with farm stand), the oldest country club in the nation, a town golf course, the home in which John F. Kennedy was born, a magnificent park on a hillside overlooking Boston with a wonderful open air skating rink and marvelous transportation museum, and numerous neighborhood parks and playgrounds scattered throughout the Town. Its major retail centers, like Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village, are bustling pedestrian-oriented shopping areas with a variety of shops - antique stores, coffee shops, bookstores, fresh fruit and vegetable markets, delicatessens and restaurants. Along with offering both a city atmosphere and a feeling of being in the country, there is a wonderful mix of people in Brookline: elderly, minorities, immigrants from many lands, young families and college students. It is said that the student body at Brookline High School -- a nationally renowned institution -- includes students from more than 50 different countries. Although predominantly residential, Brookline is anxious to attract new commercial development, and in just the last two years, the Town has amended its zoning to encourage new growth along its major thoroughfares. With its good schools (both public and private), good transportation (several branches of the MBTA Green Line traverse the Town), and good government, Brookline is a choice spot in which to reside or establish a business. Location Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Newton on the west and south and Boston on the east, south, and north. Brookline is 4 miles west of Boston; 36 miles east of Worcester; 38 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island; and 215 miles from New York City. Population: 54,718 Official Town of Brookline Home Page Local Information Brookline Town Hall — (617) 730-2000 333 Washington St., Brookline, MA 02446 Assessor's Office — (617) 730-2060 Information on tax rate, assessments, etc. Council on Aging - General Information — (617) 730-2111 Fire Department — (617) 730-2277 (emergency only - # 911) Historical Commission — (617) 730-2089 Library - General Information — (617) 730-2345 www.mln.lib.ma.us Police Department — (617) 730-2222 (emergency only - # 911) Post Office — (617) 730-1776 Zip codes - 02446, 02445, 02467 — (617) 566-7465 Please ask your agent for a map. Recreation Department — (617) 730-2069 Registrar of Voters — (617) 730-2010 School Department — (617) 730-2400 www.brookline.mec.edu Trash and Snow Information — (617) 730-2156 Additional Brookline Information Web Site: www.townonline.com/brookline