Sex and the Brooklyn
It makes you wonder: Now that much of Manhattan has turned into a theme park version of “Sex and the City,” would Carrie Bradshaw and the gang still live on the island? Probably not, since Manhattan is as played out as a pair of last season’s Manolos. “It’s expensive, and it’s not what it used…
It makes you wonder: Now that much of Manhattan has turned into a theme park version of “Sex and the City,” would Carrie Bradshaw and the gang still live on the island? Probably not, since Manhattan is as played out as a pair of last season’s Manolos. “It’s expensive, and it’s not what it used to be,” Sarah Jessica Parker tells the Daily News. “That’s why the outer boroughs are so desirable. The outer boroughs are pretty sexy. It’s just a matter of time before they have their own shows.” According to the article, “If ‘Sex’ were starting over today, Carrie would rock out Carroll Gardens. BFF Miranda started out in Park Slope, but later, she’s bound to settle down with Steve, Brady and a brand new car in spacious Red Hook,” while Samantha would roost in Long Island City and Charlotte would play house in Riverdale. The article has quotes from Brooklyn residents who say stuff like, “Carroll Gardens or Williamsburg have a little bit of the hip edge that Carrie has, so she’d be able to get away with her funky outfits and no one would think twice about it.” Hip, edgy, less expensive than Manhattan: You heard it here first, folks. Also, the apocalypse is nigh.
Trendsetters Set Their Sights on Hip Alterna-Nabes [NY Daily News]
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To the hijacked bar commentor – you are so spot on. When did this become the biff jerri and dave show? can you guys get a room (or a job?) and get off our blog!
EVERYONE KNOWS JERRI BLANK LOVES THE POLE AND THE HOLE!
“jerri, are you a guy or a gal?? jerri is not a particulary masculine name”
Dave, before you get serious with Jerri, you need to know something. His handle is a “tribute” handle. Try googling Jerri Blank sometime.
It will speak volumes of your new BFF–not that there’s anything WRONG with that!
i agree for some strange reason it is a lot easier reading the faded type.
I think 4:45/2 kinda nailed it
OR like The last episode of Cheers.
“I can’t believe noone has brought up the most outrageous part of the original post! Charlotte in Riverdale?”
I found Miranda in Red Hook more laughable. How is a type-A workaholic going to cope with a neighborhood with almost no MTA access? Naw, she’d be more practical than that.
“I’ve happened to meet quite a few tourists from Europe over the years and many of them honestly and truly think that NYC is JUST LIKE Sex and the City.”
But it IS! It is. For the most part… My experience moving here 15 years ago from the midwest has been a very Sex & the City one. I’m sure that’s why the show spoke to so many people.
Oh, sure it all cost tons more than you imagine and you work million times harder for things than they appear to on TV. And my clothes are more Filene’s Basement than Fifth Avenue. That’s the wish fulfillment part.
But overall, many times I left my house without an idea where the night would take me and found myself hobnobbing with crazy-beautiful rich and famous folk… Or just crazy folk in some run-down hovel in a sketchy neighborhood.
But it was always an adventure.
I met people I never imagined I’d meet as a kid, went places I never imagined could exist.
I even got to spend a day on the set of Sex & the City once!
Welcome to the Cage aux Folles website everyone!
we talk about FABULOUS brownstones and
vintage films and outfits.
It’s just too much riotous fun.
Dave in bed stuy you are right all the fighting between CG CH and park slope needs to end. BTW i love Bed stuy and in the next 10 years will be even better than now. Peace
okay, I’m skipping the bold type too now.
to my faded friend: a friend property sharked the Real Housewives’ Butler house. I forget the deets, but I think they did buy for 1.2? And anyway, then sold off the top two floors. That part I know for sure.