South Slope Renaissance? We'll See.
Yesterday the Sun had an article about how the soon-to-open Union Market on 7th Avenue between 12th and 13th streets means the South Slope isn’t going to be playing second fiddle to the more recognized area to the north for much longer. We’re not sure we totally buy the argument, though. On the one hand,…
Yesterday the Sun had an article about how the soon-to-open Union Market on 7th Avenue between 12th and 13th streets means the South Slope isn’t going to be playing second fiddle to the more recognized area to the north for much longer. We’re not sure we totally buy the argument, though. On the one hand, home values in the area seem to be doing fine and dandy, and we’re sure that retail newcomers like Union Market and Beer Table are going to thrive. On the other hand, there are plenty of storefronts (especially on 7th) that are sitting empty, and a number of retail brokers have told us landlords are asking too much for their spaces and that anything south of 9th is still a distant second choice for most businesses scoping out the Slope. We think the real story is that the area’s retail is going to continue to develop at a slower pace than it did on, say, flashy Fifth Ave.—and, you know, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
New Supermarket Signals Change in South Park Slope [NY Sun]
Oh brother, are you people gonna let the thread end with that?
Funny debate(s) if you remember “South Slope” 20+ years ago: [rubs chin philosophically like Bill Keith in ‘Family Affair,’ sniffs, gazes into distance] There were tumbleweeds in the street. Seriously, the fly-specked storefront on the corner of 10th and 7th Ave. belonged to a fuel-oil company; every day, a few guys just sat there and played cards. Then two pioneers sprouted past the dead-zone boundary of Ninth Avenue: a pair of gay guys opened a Village-y card store, and even further down, a little gallery called Chameleon opened. Both fell victim to rising rents within a year or two; the card store location was held vacant for years, presumably by some greedy bastard, and then finally succumbed to re-open as a real estate office. The pace of gentrification, once it caught on, was like a windblown wildfire, and all the rat-shacky little blocks where we dreamed of buying a tiny row house “instead of a brownstone” shot out of our range within a year. And that, young’uns, is how I came to be…
12:58, do we say “slagging” here? I think I’ve only heard Irish people I know say that.
I moved out of South Slope 5 years ago because it was getting too annoying for me. How intolerant am I?
1:31 –
Do you really think that the people who live on 13th and 8th are significantly different between the people who live on 5th and 8th.
Frankly I see no (generalized difference) between the people that live in either “slopes” and the people who live at Clinton and Garfield (Cobble Hill) or Bergan and Bond (Boreum Hill) or virtually anywhere within Downtown/Brownstone Brooklyn.
Speaking of cheese spaetzel, shouldn’t the “I want some cheese” person be making appearance about now?
I hold my knife in my right hand and my fork in my left, and I think Cafe Steinhof is Austrian and not German (but I’m not sure about that, I just love cheese spaetzel)
2:35, That would have been nice to see actually. A fairly bold throwdown, but you already know they are all gone now. You aren’t too far from the truth though.
I find it amusing that you can call anyone an idiot, 2:45.
You sound as if you made it to about 3rd grade and quit.
“You laptop plinking ruffian, you…”
Gonna have to steal that phrase, thanks!