For its latest “Living In” column, the New York Times took a look at what it is like to live in Carroll Gardens, from the neighborhood’s Italian roots to today’s expensive brownstones and condo developments. The number of Italian Americans living there declined from 52 percent in 1980 to 22 percent in 2012, as the median household income rose to $95,600 from $40,663.

And the Sackett Union development has altered the low-rise feel of Court Street, bringing a 32-unit condo building to Court and 11 townhouses to Sackett and Union, said the story. The paper interviewed blogger Katia Kelly of Pardon Me For Asking, who noted the neighborhood rallied around downzoning building heights in 2009 to protect Carroll Gardens’ small-town atmosphere.

How do readers living in the area feel about the neighborhood?

Living in: New Roots in Carroll Gardens [NY Times]
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  1. Not quite true. I and my lawyer husband are eyeing the new frontiers of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle–because they are cheap, diverse, close to the city and have good housing stock. Also because I find them less scary than Larchmont.

    Okay, it’s really just me–my husband rolls his eyes whenever I bring this up, and he’s probably right to do so. A burb is still not on a subway line, and Metro North is expensive and sucks.

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