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4:50-- if you're looking for a better cupcake in the neighborhood, try nascent on bergen and nevins. they have treats from baked (in red hook) and decent coffee.
as for the bank issue: i am in no way advocating any more banks open on court or smith, but i do find it incredibly annoying that i have to walk quite a ways to get to a chase ATM. there are probably five chase branches within a four block radius between montague and state, yet none 'til the one several blocks past union on court. annoying.
Posted by: ms_boerum at September 19, 2007 10:28 AM in response to StreetLevel: Atlantic Earns Some Bread
i seem to remember looking at this house when it was up for sale in 2004--at around $700k (though i could be misremembering the price--maybe it was $799k?). it was on the market for awhile. its cute inside-- not huge, but the yard is nice. what the photo doesn't show is the bodega two doors down. though its one of the few places i think you can still get a $1 20oz soda, the noise from the guys who like to hang out outside to me would be an annoyance. that said, all this talk of the projects-- whatever. god forbid you should be reminded that not everyone is as privileged to own a house. its no more or less safe than just around the corner on tree-lined bergen, you also are a short walk to almost every subway, and on the corner of bergen & nevins you'd have a laundromat, car service, cafe, and around the corner, a rather awesome clothing store.
Posted by: ms_boerum at September 19, 2007 7:01 PM in response to House of the Day: 158A Nevins Street
I guess my question is, what makes someone feel more or less safe on a given block? Even on the most bucolic of streets in the toniest of neighborhoods, it can feel pretty desolate at night. I feel I'm at an advantage because I live on a lovely tree-lined block in Boerum Hill, but there's also a bar on the corner-- in other words, people are usually milling around outside until 4am, which is good when I'm walking home late at night. The trade off, however, is hearing the people who are, well, milling around outside until 4am, from my bedroom, which faces the street...
Posted by: ms_boerum at October 8, 2007 11:27 AM in response to Darkness on the Edge of Town
it's truly bizarre to me that people are under the impression south slope--if we can even consider 9th south slope at this point (i realize geographically it is, but people seemto think of south slope in a more socio-economic way)--to have such a dramatically different demographic than north slope. i know many, many people living between 9th and 20th st. that would LOVE to see a trader joes or something useful move in. i think the difference is they are primarily single people, not families, which if you really think about it, just means they probably have more disposable income.
Posted by: ms_boerum at October 18, 2007 4:58 PM in response to What's the Rx for the Old Eckerd Space on 9th Street?
yeah, ignore the stroller comment, because if you go too late (and by too late, I mean after 8pm), you're often shut out. I've been there multiple nights and overheard the hostess telling walk-ups that they weren't adding any more names to the list for the night.
love love love the pizza and the amazing interior, but do not love the sometimes two-hour wait. on occasion, they've even forgotten to call and we've luckily gone elsewhere because too much time has passed.
Posted by: ms_boerum at August 7, 2008 3:56 PM in response to Restaurant of the Day: Lucali
Overall, super yum. I prefer to sit in the bar area, where I think its both cozier and the service is actually much better.
Posted by: ms_boerum at October 3, 2008 2:00 PM in response to Restaurant of the Day: Al Di La
The one thing you didn't mention is just where in CG you are-- if you're just off Smith or Court towards the Carroll stop, I think you could easily get higher (especially if all the utilities are included and there's a backyard), say up to $2300, and still have a reasonable number of prospective renters to choose from. If you're talking CG closer to the 9th st. stop or on the BQE, I think you're about right. I'm basing this on knowing a lot of renters of one bedrooms in CG (and living myself just down the road in Boerum Hill).
Posted by: ms_boerum at September 17, 2007 4:28 PM in response to Did I undervalue my Carroll Gardens rental?