Carroll Gardens Getting Plus Francais

'Bada Bing' is being replaced by 'Bonjour' in Carroll Gardens. According to The Daily News, a new French program at a local PS 58 along with the thriving food scene has made Smith Street and environs ground zero for the more than 20,000 French folks who now call Brooklyn home. "They used to speak Italian here," joked real estate broker Nicole Galluccio. "Now they speak French."

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hmmm...I think I would used a different word choice to represent Italian---'Bada Bing' is being replaced by 'Bonjour'?

Posted by: Petebklyn at March 9, 2009 11:09 AM

Well, to be more accurate isn't it Italian-Americans, not Italians, being replaced by French.

Posted by: dittoburg at March 9, 2009 11:20 AM

C'est domage.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 9, 2009 11:22 AM

im sorry but all i can say is barf.

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 9, 2009 11:27 AM

If CG is becoming more French, Crown Heights and Prospect Heights is becoming more German. I know of 6 German or half German couples with children in these areas alone. And these are the ones that I know, I've heard there are many more.....

Posted by: crownheights2007 at March 9, 2009 11:36 AM

^^^^ then '09 will be the year CG opens its doors to the welcome takeover by the Crown Hts/Prospects Hts. infantry.

Posted by: goldie at March 9, 2009 11:49 AM

It's funny that the picture with the post is of Provence en Boite, which is probably the worst french restaurant on Smith. Wait, is funny the right word?

Posted by: brookjoo at March 9, 2009 12:13 PM

Carroll Gardens and Cobble hill have a lot of french families in the area. No need to say PS58 is a very good school.

Posted by: sebb at March 9, 2009 2:00 PM

French is a very useful language globally these days; ahead of Mandarin and Spanish.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 9, 2009 2:39 PM

Vive la France a Brooklyn ! On trouve ca absolutement superbe et cool:)

DIBS what is your problem dude? "French is a very useful language globally these days; ahead of Mandarin and Spanish".

Pourquoi c'est dommage? Are you being prejudice or are we missing something? Too much to drink over the weekend?
Don't want to say too much until we see your "reasoning".

Posted by: pierre de taille at March 9, 2009 3:50 PM

I am Italian -
Have been living in NY since 2000.

I have no idea of what "Bada Bing" mean -
will google that.
The Italian equivalent of "bonjour" is "buongiorno" - but in a slightly more formal way.
Most people would say "ciao".

so what is this "bada bing" term???

Posted by: stefpix at March 9, 2009 5:14 PM

stefpix, carroll gardens has a reputation as being a 'red sauce' italian-american neighborhood...'Bada Bing' was the name of the go-go bar on The Sopranos (which, for better or worse, is currently America's most famous Italian-American TV family.)

Posted by: meanjean at May 5, 2009 3:24 AM

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