The battle of the boroughs is over — and Brooklyn just torched Manhattan.

Overall, New York City’s median home price soared to a record $800,000 in the third quarter — up 4% from last year — as Brooklyn stole the spotlight from Manhattan, according to PropertyShark’s latest ranking of the city’s 50 most expensive neighborhoods.

While Manhattan held firm at a $1.15 million median sale price, sales activity jumped 15% year-over-year. But it was Brooklyn that drove the citywide surge, with median sale values climbing 11% to an all-time high of $916,000.

The borough also edged out Manhattan in the luxury leaderboard, claiming 26 of the top 50 slots, compared with the island’s 19.

Still, Hudson Yards, on Manhattan’s far West Side, kept its crown as the city’s priciest pocket at $4.99 mill

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