Closing Bell: Brooklyn, a City of 'Neighbourhoods'

Via Brooklyn Heights Blog we get a link to a story from the Financial Times comparing the super-hot housing markets in London and New York. While the article is Manhattan-centric, this quote that BHB broke out is certainly relevant:

Then, of course, there are those districts outside Manhattan, many of which are on the rise. [Elizabeth] Stribling herself (to all appearances, Upper East Side through-and-through) has recently moved into a loft conversion in Brooklyn, and she notes the development of distinct areas there – a characteristic that no doubt appeals to New York’s European buyers. “Brooklyn is similar to London or Paris in that it’s like a city of neighbourhoods – you have Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Williamsburg, Dumbo, and there are others too – each with their own personality, and yet you’re 10 or 15 minutes from Manhattan by subway.”

Take that, outer-zone tube dwellers!
Quote Of The Day: ‘Brooklyn is similar to London or Paris’ [BHB]
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