I have also read these comments with interest. We just moved to the area.
First-I want to say it is incredibly quiet here- you can hear crickets. It is a pleasant change from loud, noisy Park Slope. In Park Slope you have to drown out the sounds of drunken white folks loitering in the streets as they stumble home from the many bars and restaurants. In many ways this neighborhood is much more traditional. People dress for church each weekend; send their kids to school in uniform; and commute to work much earlier each morning. Strangers often say good morning and good evening to me in the street, even though I look different from them. Cops patrol the streets. Fish, poultry, and produce are a bargain. You can quit the food coop! The B/Q trains are very reliable. You are really close to the southern end of the Park and can enjoy the lake, the zoo, the drummer's circle and Jamaican food.
There is at least one highly regarded public elementary school in district 22- and the kids don't even have to huddle in construction trailers. I am not sure what is so off-putting to the other posters here. I realize it is not a gated suburban tract development-but if you want that why even bother looking for homes in NYC.
Posted by: bk1 at September 21, 2008 10:23 PM in response to Open House Picks
I have also read these comments with interest. We just moved to the area.
First-I want to say it is incredibly quiet here- you can hear crickets. It is a pleasant change from loud, noisy Park Slope. In Park Slope you have to drown out the sounds of drunken white folks loitering in the streets as they stumble home from the many bars and restaurants. In many ways this neighborhood is much more traditional. People dress for church each weekend; send their kids to school in uniform; and commute to work much earlier each morning. Strangers often say good morning and good evening to me in the street, even though I look different from them. Cops patrol the streets. Fish, poultry, and produce are a bargain. You can quit the food coop! The B/Q trains are very reliable. You are really close to the southern end of the Park and can enjoy the lake, the zoo, the drummer's circle and Jamaican food.
There is at least one highly regarded public elementary school in district 22- and the kids don't even have to huddle in construction trailers. I am not sure what is so off-putting to the other posters here. I realize it is not a gated suburban tract development-but if you want that why even bother looking for homes in NYC.
Posted by: bk1 at September 21, 2008 10:23 PM in response to Open House Picks