Brooklyn Dominates NY Mag's Best Nabe List
New York Magazine serves up one of its most link-baity and click-generating issues in recent memory with its list of the 50 most livable neighborhoods in the city. There’s plenty of number crunching (the formula weights Safety at 8 percent and Green Space at 5 percent, for example) and a disclaimer that “it is of…
New York Magazine serves up one of its most link-baity and click-generating issues in recent memory with its list of the 50 most livable neighborhoods in the city. There’s plenty of number crunching (the formula weights Safety at 8 percent and Green Space at 5 percent, for example) and a disclaimer that “it is of course impossible to come up with a completely objective answer.” Still, there can be only one Number One, and this year it’s much-maligned Park Slope, land of the stroller moms and annoying co-op members, some detractors would say. “It’s blessed with excellent public schools, low crime, vast stretches of green space, scores of restaurants and bars, a diverse retail sector, and a population of more artists and creatives than even its reputation for comfortable bohemianism might suggest (more, in fact, than younger, trendier Williamsburg),” says MY Mag. “It might not be everyone’s idea of a perfect neighborhood, but statistically speaking (by a hair), there’s nowhere better.” Amazingly, the Lower East Side comes in at Number 2 (really?), followed by Sunnyside, Queens at Number 3 and Cobble Hill & Boerum Hill lumped together at Number 4. Brooklyn continues to dominate the Top Ten with Greenpoint at Number 5, Brooklyn Heights at Number 6 and another combo, Carroll Gardens & Gowanus, at Number 7 and Prospect Heights at Number 9.
The Most Livable Neighborhoods in New York [NY Mag]
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Sunnyside sucks. I wasted two years there in between the UWS and BH.
True, benson. My point though is how long does it take to train someone how to do it. Not long I’d bet. It’s not rocket science or fiber optics engineering!!!!
Some of the best masons and plasterers in the world would be considered unskilled laborers before they learned their trade yet look what they master and the effort they put into their work.
Here’s the article – from 2002 (god I am old – I thought it was “recent”)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/15/dining/critic-s-notebook-new-york-s-best-espresso.html
I gave examples of three of the best restaurants in Philly. Vetri was written up in Bon Appetiti and the title of the article was “Possibly the best Italian restaurant in America.” The coffees there are the best.
PS I bought some La Colombe coffee and made it correctly on Saturday…water just below boiling and in a French press….wonderful!!!!
The quality of an espresso is in the crema on top.
Anybody who believes that a properly-trained barista doesn’t make a difference has not witnessed the sad fate of the original Cafe Regular.
“while the attention-deficit slackers who are hired by these coffee shops are oftentimes lazy, upset that they should have to work and come with attitude.”
I’ve actually received really good service at most of the serious Brooklyn/Manhattan coffee shops I’ve been to. It’s always refreshing when someone takes their job seriously, even if they aren’t highly compensated.
So DIBS – you’re definitely trying to stretch the attitude of baristas to fit your new hypothesis that ‘hispanic immigrants are better than young white kids’ – unless you have a specific example.
I’m gonna have to agree with fsrg here. There is a certain amount of skill required to make the perfect shot of espresso. Years ago I had a friend who trained baristas for all of the best area restaurants (as well as their own coffee shops). This was in a different town mind you, but the song remains the same.
Back on topic, I am psyched that my neighborhood didn’t make this ridiculous list.
Greenpoint at #5? Biatch, please!
fsrq, like I said, excellent espressos at some incredibly good restaurants made by the busboys. Yes, i agree most restaurants don’t pay enough attention to the coffee and it is crap.
I’m just pointing out that it does not take any skill wjatsoever to LEARN, and learn QUICKLY, how to master these machines, even the most complicated.
The issue is that the busboys want to learn and advance in their careers (I need to tell you the story of the head chef at Les Halles) while the attention-deficit slackers who are hired by these coffee shops are oftentimes lazy, upset that they should have to work and come with attitude.
…um,
yeah, I have nothing pertinent to add to this thread.
Just wanted to “cyber-tag”.
carry on. 😉