Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Emerson Street NW to the south. It is located in Ward 4, which is represented in the Council of the District of Columbia by Brandon Todd. Brightwood Park is largely characterized by rowhouses, detached and semi-detached houses, and small neighborhood businesses. The neighborhood is often misidentified as being part of adjacent neighborhoods, such as the Brightwood neighborhood, the Petworth neighborhood to the south and the Manor Park neighborhood to the north. In January 2013, resident Robert White helped co-found the Brightwood Park Citizens Association, and was elected its founding president. On June 14, 2016, White defeated Vincent Orange and David Garber to win the Democratic Party nomination for the At-Large seat on the city council. His margin of victory was just 2 percent. - source: Wikipedia