Quote of the Day
W’burg – I don’t understand the attraction to that place. I went to the area for the first time in many years. Although the commercial area (Bedford) was full of lively buisnesses and young people walking around…it only stretched for a short distance. Past those few streets Bedford was dead. Venture away from Bedford and…
W’burg – I don’t understand the attraction to that place. I went to the area for the first time in many years. Although the commercial area (Bedford) was full of lively buisnesses and young people walking around…it only stretched for a short distance. Past those few streets Bedford was dead. Venture away from Bedford and the area is industrial and cold. The dinner that my guests and I had was very good. However, they all agreed that Park Slope was a better place to visit.
by troll in Streetlevel: New French Restaurant Coming to W’burg
Brownstoner, you suck. I can’t believe you are actually trying to insight catty neighborhood wars. Do you actually miss the days of anonymous postings?
“SnarkSlope, you left me hanging in Wasder’s Forum post by the way. I gave you a perfect setup.”
Yeah, I saw that. Fish in a barrel, but thanks!
I always thought the appeal of Williamsburg was its ugliness. Like those wrinkled dogs.
perhaps if you work nightshifts or something. but everyone i work with (work in soho right on broadway and prince) bitches and moans about the absolutely horrible commute from williamsburg. ill take my 25 minutes door to door commute from park slope to work with a pleasant commute almost everytime versus the hellish nightmare called the L train and then you still have to switch trains anyway if you work anywhere too far from union square. im not a big fan of the yuppies in (wont say that word cuz it’s stupid) clothing. ill take the plain yuppies who arent faking it of park slope anyday. yay! there’s neighborhood sensitivty syndrome you wanted!
-rob
Williamsburg is not brownstone brooklyn but there are a lot of restaurants, ammenities, parks and the commute is fast. When you work long hours in the city, it is hard to argue with 10 minute door to door commute.
People must really be down in the dumps from the economy. I was certain this quote would have resulted in a rash of outbreaks of NHS (Neighborhood Hypersensitivity Syndrome). One can nary rile up more than a handful of defensive Williamsburgers anymore.
SnarkSlope, you left me hanging in Wasder’s Forum post by the way. I gave you a perfect setup.
Comparing a visit to Williamsburg with a visit to Park Slope is like comparing a visit to East Harlem and the West Village.
2 totally different neighborhoods.
We have the same feeling for the gratuitous use of plural pronouns.
From my experience w-burg rewards a little research. there are some very interesting stores and galleries off bedford, but they’re pretty spread out. I suspect it’s a better place to live than visit, because if you go there cold you’ll just be wandering around half-developed streets. having said that the glut of condos cannot be a good thing.