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.
expect for all the puerto ricans.
also south park slope is way cheaper than fort greene.
Their are no minorities in PS. It’s all freakin white!
5:17 is right. 5:12 doesn’t belong in NYC. Along with ohio, 5:12 should also want to look into living in kansas.
Both Fort Greene/Clinton Hill (which are tiny, connected, and inseparable) and Park Slope are artsy, literary, and bohemian-ish. But the Slope is richer, whiter, and more lawyered-up and hedge-fundoided than Ft. Greenel. Also, Clinton Hill contains a 5,000-student art school. Artsy–see?
Also, 6:12, you, mon ami, are high.Ft. Greene is absolutely cheaper than PS–it ain’t cheap, but it’s cheapER.
fort greene is no cheaper than Park slope.
artsy, literary, bohemian crowd?
I walk between park slope and fort greene all the time and there is little difference between the two.
once whole foods is built, the gowanus and park slope will double in value.
once … Whole Foods is (never)built.
Water access will be worthless once…
Jesus, I can’t believe I’m gonna engage on this thread–but in the hope that the OP was asking sincerely:
Unless you’re the biggest mark in the world, or very, very nervous, crime is all but a non-issue in Clinton Hill and Park Slope. Please. You can get mugged anywhere in NYC, and whatever difference you dredge up in the crime stats between CH and Park Slope will be a rounding error. Yeah, CH has some projects, but they’re not that bad–I walk by them all the time and never get bothered. CH also has a really healthy street life, with pedestrians around at all hours. Meanwhile, muggers like to mug wealthy people, and muggers can take the subway; people get attacked in PS, too. Both neighborhoods are GREAT. As is Prospect Heights.
Here’s the way to look at it, IMO: Choose Park Slope if you want tons of restaurants and services, access to the big park, and like a more bustling, almost Manhattanesque vibe–and don’t mind a little congestion and much higher prices. Choose Clinton Hill/Fort Greene if you’re more into a more artsy, literary, bohemian crowd, if you dig French people, and if the ever-growing number of restaurants, wine shops, etc. is good enough for ya. Personally, I lack for almost nothing in CH.
Also, WTF was that crack about Myrtle Ave being so dangerous? Did you write that post in 1986? Myrtle is booming. I walk Myrtle at all hours with no issues at all.
And while I hope race wasn’t the main undercurrent, here, I’m sure it was part of it. So for the record, I’m a 42-year-old white guy, and I love my community and my neighbors. Happy as a clam, here. Also: GO OBAMA!