From the West Village to Fort Greene, With Few Regrets
This weekend’s real estate section in the Times has a story that’s likely to resonate with many ex-Manhattanites who’ve moved to Brooklyn and find the living across the East River a whole lot easier. The article is about Hali Lee and Peter von Ziegesar, a couple with three kids who uprooted from the West Village,…
This weekend’s real estate section in the Times has a story that’s likely to resonate with many ex-Manhattanites who’ve moved to Brooklyn and find the living across the East River a whole lot easier. The article is about Hali Lee and Peter von Ziegesar, a couple with three kids who uprooted from the West Village, where they’d lived for 15 years, to Fort Greene. The pair bought a house (a former crack den, actually) on South Portland Avenue in late ’05 and say that while they miss a few things about the city (chief among them their old proximity to the Village Community School on West 10th Street, which their kids still attend), Brooklyn has presented a number of quality-of-life advantages. The perks, according to Ms. Lee, include an environment that doesn’t feel like a high-end mall, as the Village did; a space where their brood’s noise doesn’t disturb the neighbors; their new borough’s down-to-earth population (There are mixed-race couples, and black people here who aren’t nannies); and the fact that their kids can now go play on the sidewalk and in the backyard.
In a House, You Can Make All the Noise You Want [NY Times]
Photo by lunalaguna.
4:37 here. Never said I was “GOOD” in bed, just that I had lots of sex. To be honest, I’m downright mediocre, but when you gather enough rich, bored, overeducated white kids in one place and supply enough booze and pills, it doesn’t much matter the level of your swordsmanship. It’s a free for all. I’m sure those public school boys were better because they had to develop their game. More power to ’em, I guess. They can supplement their shitty jobs acting in porn.
“I just can’t believe that there are two people on this thread compiling good and bad comments about the family in the NY Times article to prove a point.”
Agreed. Clearly they aren’t the hardworking type that plan to have 1.8 for a brownstone anytime soon.
Maybe a brown cardboard box if the boss finds out.
“Republicans also blame the “lefties” for all the problems of the world – except that the “righties” had complete and uncontested control over the entire country for the past 8 years during which they have proven that all there policies dont work and completely screw the country up.”
No Sh*t Sherlock – Only there really is no difference between “righties” and “lefties” because the name of the game is spend as much of our money as possible in order to get re-elected. Once in power, Republicans and Democrats are essentially the same.
Money grubbing, lobby-centric whores who keep us so locked into the “Us vs. Them” mentatlity in order to cement their hold on power and cover their corrupt asses.
The two party system is dying, thank God. Look for a new and open political sytem after Hillary steals the nomination and McCaine becomes president.
4:32- wasn’t talking about their job at all. Just made a comment saying I am happy that my neighborhood is not filled with strollers whether a nannie, mother, or father is pushing it. Could care less. Once again, that’s why I love ft. greene and it’s diversity.
I just can’t believe that there are two people on this thread compiling good and bad comments about the family in the NY Times article to prove a point.
The private school guys could never get it up long enough to stick it in.
4:33, BEST ever.
Nice side benefit: you will distract everyone for a good while as they look up all the times/posts you mention and this meanie thread will die out.
Here’s a real, live question for anyone out there in the peanut gallery…
Are ALL the black folk in the West Village nannies, or are some of them mannies?
I would love to find me a really sexy black manny for my next boyfriend.
4:38, step off. 4:33 is mine. We’re having marley babies.