'Port Sleene'? Yeah, That Has Quite a Ring to It
Brooklyn Paper columnist Dana Rubinstein spies a new maybe-trend: The Slope-ification of Fort Greene. Evidence? More boutiques, more strollers, more white people, more coffee shops, more high-end grocers like Union Market coming. It’s a glass half-empty sorta thing (“Fort Greene has acquired a distinctly less edgy vibe. Stores cater to the arrived, rather than the…
Brooklyn Paper columnist Dana Rubinstein spies a new maybe-trend: The Slope-ification of Fort Greene. Evidence? More boutiques, more strollers, more white people, more coffee shops, more high-end grocers like Union Market coming. It’s a glass half-empty sorta thing (“Fort Greene has acquired a distinctly less edgy vibe. Stores cater to the arrived, rather than the up-and-coming, the mainstream, rather than the avant-garde.”) but hey, at least the water is designer (“there are far worse things than looking like Park Slope”). And of course, what trendspotting nabe article would be complete without a couple possible new names for the area: “Park Greene. Or Fort Slope. Or Port Sleene.” Wait a sec, has Fart Grope been spoken for?
My Copycat Neighbors [Brooklyn Paper]
Fort Greene photo by Daniel A. Norman; Slope photo by wallyg.
Wasn’t this the week the What said we would see the world as we know it end?? You wouldn’t guess by the record run-up on Wall Street today.
For the record, Williamsburg now tops Park Slope as having more children.
So sorry to tell you it’s over. It’s ugly and over, which is even worse.
…and The What is nowhere to be seen (or heard)…
Dow Climbs 416.66 for Its Biggest Gain in Over 5 Years
4:55…here are som ACTUAL FACTS for you….real live stats for Park Slope. No, not everyone in Park Slope is families. Or do you not believe the U.S. Census report and take neighborhood propaganda as fact. Is your name George Bush??
47.90% White
31.60% Black
0.60% Native American
0.10% or Alaskan Native Islander
11.10% Asian
24.70% Hispanic
19.50% Families w/Children
24.60% Families Married
10.50% Married w/Children
15.10% Female Household
7.60% Female w/Children
56.60% Non-Family
39.60% Single Household
The What is in hiding to many 3 million doller sales in PS.
5:01 you win the tickets to the weekly circle jerk fest at FT Green park. Cum on down to bklyn and leave shabby ass queens alone. U get center seat! bring goggles and an empty tin cup.
Could that be my old buddy The What. I can smell his predictably corny profanity all the way in Queens (where he probably lives)
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