As part of the feedback The Times got from readers on its article So You’re Priced Out. Now What?, a couple of readers wrote in to promote the affordable merits of their neighborhoods.

Not sure why Midwood in Brooklyn is constantly overlooked and undervalued. Home to Brooklyn College, one of the best schools in the CUNY system, and DiFara Pizza, this still largely Jewish (with huge influx of Russians and Ukrainians now) neighborhood is ridiculously safe and loaded with inexpensive shopping and services (I get a weekly massage for $50/hr at a fabulous Chinese spa). It could do with more restaurants and many are Kosher so closed on Fridays and Saturdays, but over all, great big houses at affordable prices (my husband and I bought a four-bedroom, 2,000-sq.-ft. town home for $550,000 two years ago) and near the subways (B/Q). — Sandi, Brooklyn

And one more…

Bushwick is still very underrated. The industrial area oof the Morgan L train gets most of the attention, but farther into the neighborhood (off the Dekalb, Mytle-Wyckoff and Halsey L train stops, and odd the Knickerbocker and Central M train stops), there are a lot of really beautiful streets of limestone brick houses that have a wonderful, family-oriented vibe. And of course there are new galleries and cafes constantly popping up farther into Bushwick. And it’s still more affordable than the “affordable” neighborhoods listed here! — hey hey, Bushwick, N.Y.

What other names were left out of the story?
Photo of Midwood by Matthew Chamberlain


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