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Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?
by Heather Quinlan on 03. Nov, 2010 in Fun
Gorbot via Flickr
A single gal friend of mine was looking at apartments in the neighborhood yesterday, and asked me what the action was like in the Heights. Hmmmm. Well, yesterday we asked you to weigh in on the best brew in town; it would stand to reason, then, that with all the new cafes around there should be some “meet cute†action, n’est-ce pas? Or perhaps we’re just cock-eyed optimists. (I know I am.) At any rate, tell us your favorite flirty places and maybe she’ll splash out for a jr. one-bedroom on Hicks St.
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14 Responses to “Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?â€
AEB 03. Nov, 2010 at 7:12 am #
No one flirts in BH. Never have done. Never will. Had to sign a paper before I moved here.
DAISY 03. Nov, 2010 at 7:37 am #
I have to agree with AEB. Living in the Heights for 8 years now and I can say that is the truth for sure. Great place to live if you don’t care bout meeting someone and if you have pets as well but forget bout meeting singles there. It’s pretty much not going to happen.
Joe 03. Nov, 2010 at 8:20 am #
Agreeing with the posters above – as a single guy in BH, it is a wasteland as far as meeting people goes.
EHinBH 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:06 am #
I was single in the Heights, left, got married a few years later, and now have returned. Gotta say, it’s a lot better here once you are, well,
“established.†You can meet people at Henry Street Ale, Floyd, Chip Shop… If not a drinker then there’s not a chance. Thing is, one of the best things about BH is that you can hang out in the City anywhere south of 14th and be back here by cab or 2/3 in a flash.
Whatelse 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:17 am #
I agree with the posts above… I thought I was the only single girl in the Heights, good to know there are more of us here.
Maybe we should all meet and organize a rebellion!
P.S
Hey Joe… wanna do something sometime? 😉
Claude Scales 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:35 am #
I met my wife at a party on the Upper West side, but when I told her I lived in Brooklyn Heights it was a major selling point. She had spent some time cat-sitting for friends here while she was in grad school at NYU, and had come to like the neighborhood.
For a time before meeting my wife, I dated a seminarian who was interning at Grace Church, and whom I met at a social event there.
There are ways of meeting people here besides the bar scene (though from what I’ve observed in my limited time there it looks like Roebling Inn may be a good spot for that). For example, you could volunteer to help Jonathan Landsman in the Promenade gardens. He’ll be needing help soon with planting tulip bulbs that will burst into bloom next spring (I’ll be posting more details promptly). Join in, and perhaps something else will blossom for you.
Livingston 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:43 am #
Have to agree w/ the above – not easy meeting singles here. Although I once had the experience of a way-too-old guy slipping me a note w/ his phone # as I looked over the steaks at Key Food. Gave a whole new meaning to “meat deptâ€.
ABC 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:27 am #
Tell her to look for a place in Carroll Gardens.
william 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:31 am #
Yeah, try Key Food. Meat, spices, beer, you name it. Ha, ha.
Joe 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:40 am #
It seems like the only people in the neighborhood who aren’t already attached are me, Whatelse, Brooklyn Law students, and the students that live above the Clark St. station.
Still, I’d much rather live here than in my old neighborhood, the Financial District. I like being able to sleep at night without the constant bleating of construction vehicles.
Heather Quinlan 03. Nov, 2010 at 11:42 am #
Yeah, I adore living in Brooklyn Heights, but it makes your love life hilarious.
Luke C 03. Nov, 2010 at 1:32 pm #
I think the best place to meet eligible singles in Brooklyn Heights is while looking at one-bedroom apartments during Open House. Plenty of fodder for conversation, awkward questions are handled by the realtor, successful connections can be extended by heading to the next open house…and it’s affordable on any budget (unlike the actual apartments)!
Teddy 03. Nov, 2010 at 2:00 pm #
I know quite a few single women/men in their 40s and 50s living in the Heights which might not be a good sign for singles in their 20s and 30s.
Heightser 03. Nov, 2010 at 3:58 pm #
As a married with children resident, I cannot understand why singles would want to live here at all. The draw is suburban-urban. This is NYC folks. Lots of excitement out there – go find it!
When I was single, I only came to Brooklyn to visit the relatives.
I just read it, CGar. The actual title is “Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?”, with a question mark. The answer is no (shocker), per the comments.
(blogger is asking commenters to suggest places to hang out for a ‘single gal friend’ of hers)
Let’s see if Cuomo goes ahead with his proposal for a constitutional convention in NY. That’s actually the only way to change how things work and who has the power, and it was the only campaign platform that would produce results.
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“Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights
i’ve seen those commercials!!! about your spouse dropping dead and preparing for a life without them. they are kinda funny. supposedly you can be between the ages of 50 and 85 and get some insurance on your spouse and make out like a bandit when they die!!!
Mrs. D once had the opportunity, courtesy of a relative, to spend some hours in a private beach club in the Hamptons on a weekday. She hung with some other women that were married to my relative’s friends. These were all extremely wealthy Wall Street guys, all hard at work while the women were lounging around.
Mrs. D came home and told me she was shocked. Each and every one of these glorifed housewives sat around all day talking about their husbands, basically saying how stupid they were. You can guess their ethnic background.
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Each and every one of these glorifed housewives sat around all day talking about their husbands, basically saying how stupid they were. You can guess their ethnic background.
lemme guess… aged moonface?
*rob*
I’m not banned, here you go:
Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?
by Heather Quinlan on 03. Nov, 2010 in Fun
Gorbot via Flickr
A single gal friend of mine was looking at apartments in the neighborhood yesterday, and asked me what the action was like in the Heights. Hmmmm. Well, yesterday we asked you to weigh in on the best brew in town; it would stand to reason, then, that with all the new cafes around there should be some “meet cute†action, n’est-ce pas? Or perhaps we’re just cock-eyed optimists. (I know I am.) At any rate, tell us your favorite flirty places and maybe she’ll splash out for a jr. one-bedroom on Hicks St.
2retweetTags: dating, love, romance
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14 Responses to “Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?â€
AEB 03. Nov, 2010 at 7:12 am #
No one flirts in BH. Never have done. Never will. Had to sign a paper before I moved here.
DAISY 03. Nov, 2010 at 7:37 am #
I have to agree with AEB. Living in the Heights for 8 years now and I can say that is the truth for sure. Great place to live if you don’t care bout meeting someone and if you have pets as well but forget bout meeting singles there. It’s pretty much not going to happen.
Joe 03. Nov, 2010 at 8:20 am #
Agreeing with the posters above – as a single guy in BH, it is a wasteland as far as meeting people goes.
EHinBH 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:06 am #
I was single in the Heights, left, got married a few years later, and now have returned. Gotta say, it’s a lot better here once you are, well,
“established.†You can meet people at Henry Street Ale, Floyd, Chip Shop… If not a drinker then there’s not a chance. Thing is, one of the best things about BH is that you can hang out in the City anywhere south of 14th and be back here by cab or 2/3 in a flash.
Whatelse 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:17 am #
I agree with the posts above… I thought I was the only single girl in the Heights, good to know there are more of us here.
Maybe we should all meet and organize a rebellion!
P.S
Hey Joe… wanna do something sometime? 😉
Claude Scales 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:35 am #
I met my wife at a party on the Upper West side, but when I told her I lived in Brooklyn Heights it was a major selling point. She had spent some time cat-sitting for friends here while she was in grad school at NYU, and had come to like the neighborhood.
For a time before meeting my wife, I dated a seminarian who was interning at Grace Church, and whom I met at a social event there.
There are ways of meeting people here besides the bar scene (though from what I’ve observed in my limited time there it looks like Roebling Inn may be a good spot for that). For example, you could volunteer to help Jonathan Landsman in the Promenade gardens. He’ll be needing help soon with planting tulip bulbs that will burst into bloom next spring (I’ll be posting more details promptly). Join in, and perhaps something else will blossom for you.
Livingston 03. Nov, 2010 at 9:43 am #
Have to agree w/ the above – not easy meeting singles here. Although I once had the experience of a way-too-old guy slipping me a note w/ his phone # as I looked over the steaks at Key Food. Gave a whole new meaning to “meat deptâ€.
ABC 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:27 am #
Tell her to look for a place in Carroll Gardens.
william 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:31 am #
Yeah, try Key Food. Meat, spices, beer, you name it. Ha, ha.
Joe 03. Nov, 2010 at 10:40 am #
It seems like the only people in the neighborhood who aren’t already attached are me, Whatelse, Brooklyn Law students, and the students that live above the Clark St. station.
Still, I’d much rather live here than in my old neighborhood, the Financial District. I like being able to sleep at night without the constant bleating of construction vehicles.
Heather Quinlan 03. Nov, 2010 at 11:42 am #
Yeah, I adore living in Brooklyn Heights, but it makes your love life hilarious.
Luke C 03. Nov, 2010 at 1:32 pm #
I think the best place to meet eligible singles in Brooklyn Heights is while looking at one-bedroom apartments during Open House. Plenty of fodder for conversation, awkward questions are handled by the realtor, successful connections can be extended by heading to the next open house…and it’s affordable on any budget (unlike the actual apartments)!
Teddy 03. Nov, 2010 at 2:00 pm #
I know quite a few single women/men in their 40s and 50s living in the Heights which might not be a good sign for singles in their 20s and 30s.
Heightser 03. Nov, 2010 at 3:58 pm #
As a married with children resident, I cannot understand why singles would want to live here at all. The draw is suburban-urban. This is NYC folks. Lots of excitement out there – go find it!
When I was single, I only came to Brooklyn to visit the relatives.
I just read it, CGar. The actual title is “Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights?”, with a question mark. The answer is no (shocker), per the comments.
(blogger is asking commenters to suggest places to hang out for a ‘single gal friend’ of hers)
Let’s see if Cuomo goes ahead with his proposal for a constitutional convention in NY. That’s actually the only way to change how things work and who has the power, and it was the only campaign platform that would produce results.
quote:
“Hot Singles Scene Brewing in Brooklyn Heights
i’ve seen those commercials!!! about your spouse dropping dead and preparing for a life without them. they are kinda funny. supposedly you can be between the ages of 50 and 85 and get some insurance on your spouse and make out like a bandit when they die!!!
*rob*
“Restaurants giving you too much food is usually a non-NYC thing.”
oh yeah – an entree at cheesecake factory could feed someone for a week!
Mrs. D once had the opportunity, courtesy of a relative, to spend some hours in a private beach club in the Hamptons on a weekday. She hung with some other women that were married to my relative’s friends. These were all extremely wealthy Wall Street guys, all hard at work while the women were lounging around.
Mrs. D came home and told me she was shocked. Each and every one of these glorifed housewives sat around all day talking about their husbands, basically saying how stupid they were. You can guess their ethnic background.
“Hitler disarmed his citizens. So did Mussolini. So did Stalin.”
So did Mr. B.
Restaurants giving you too much food is usually a non-NYC thing.