clinton hill/park slope
am thinking of moving to clinton hill or park slope. clinton hill costs less, but park slope is more of an established hood. am also concerned about safety in clinton hill- want to be near the c train but it seems a little dicey around there at night. any thoughts would be appreciated. thanks.
am thinking of moving to clinton hill or park slope. clinton hill costs less, but park slope is more of an established hood. am also concerned about safety in clinton hill- want to be near the c train but it seems a little dicey around there at night. any thoughts would be appreciated. thanks.
the houses in clinton hill are also pretty
Thanks, 9:37, for your post. We’re head over heels for the neighborhood too. Appreciate you articulating its positives so well.
9:37 here – great point (was misguidedly thinking more about DeKalb and Lafayette in Ft. Greene and other random restaurants that are on residential streets).
9:37 – Myrtle is in Clinton Hill. Also Grand Ave strip.
My two cents: I am a thirty-something female (white, for what it’s worth). My spouse and I have owned a brownstone in Clinton Hill for going on four years, having previously lived in Brooklyn Heights. We are both ‘professionals’ who work long hours in Manhattan. We generally both take the subway to work.
With that said, more than a few things from this thread are worth addressing:
(1) There absolutely is subway access in Clinton Hill – I live about 6 minutes walking from the C and I’d say about 4 from the G (and the same minute walk to the two grocery stores we use for staples – the Associated on Waverly and Met on Fulton); it on average takes me approx 40 minutes to get to my Midtown office, door to door.
(2) There are no projects in Clinton Hill (East side of Vanderbilt to Classon; Atlantic to Park). None, zippo, nada. The projects are in Ft. Greene (but really, who cares since they are all over Brooklyn). There is Mitchell Lama housing on St. James -that is affordable housing, not projects.
(3) I have never seen roaming gangs of youths looking to beat people up and steal their money and prized possessions.
(4) Likewise, I have never seen poo on the C train or G train platform (or stairs for that matter!) To be honest though, I wouldn’t be surprised if that did happen, given that we’re in a city. And as I said above, I have been taking those trains daily for FOUR years. Likewise, I have never seen anyone use my street as a toilet.
(5) My neighbors are the most wonderully diverse and hospitable group of people I could envisage – comprised of older (mostly black) fixtures who have lived in the neighborhood forever, along with younger (white and black) types with or without kids, mixed with Pratt students who rent.
(6) The neighborhood is quieter than Ft. Greene because, apart from Fulton, it does not have the same commercial zoning. Personally, I prefer that, as I’d rather be on a street with families and neighbors who take pride in their homes and community – the type who volunteer to move your car for street cleaning – than next to a bar. Personal preference.
(7) I am not trying to compare my neighborhood to Park Slope, which is a lovely neighborhood. What I am trying to do is dispel misguided statements that may prejudge your, or other people’s, view of the neighborhood I’ve grown to love. Come over and walk around. Say hi to someone on the street – you’ll be surprised at their warm response, as it’s what we do around here.
there are quite a few puerto ricans around the top northern area of park slope.
also apparently around 26% of the residence of zip code 11215 are Hispanic.
most of the residence of sunset park are recent immigrants from mexico. Not very many puerto ricans.
What separates Fort Greene from Clinton Hill is about a million dollars per house, the BAM cultural district and Fort Greene Park.
the puerto ricans are all way down in south slope/sunset park.
6:31.
I guess I live in the northern section of park slope which has a great mix of people very similar to fort greene but as someone said there are more puerto ricans in the northern area around 5th and 4th ave.
also most of those pratt students live in bed stuy. Who can afford fort greene or clinton hill when in college?