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.
I moved to Clinton Hill from Park Slope. Both are great hoods. PS has more amenities. I’ve lived in CH for 6 years and never had a problem on Myrtle or anywhere else.
What’s with PH people who show up in every single thread on this board huh…low self-esteem?
south south slope
If you’d like 3:23, I’m more than happy to attach some crime stats for you to show that Prospect Heights (while having crime, of course) is FAR safer than Clinton Hill.
I see no problem with comparing neighborhoods. I bet the original poster has found this thread quite helpful, in fact.
Minus your post.
omg! If people are worried about crime in clinton Hill, why on earth would you recommend prospect heights? take a few days to read the “muggings” threads on the PH brooklynian boards.
Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are great places to live, but very different to Park slope. If you like park slope, go there. If not, go to Clinton Hill. It isnt useful to compare the two.
I currently live in park slope by the B/Q and have looked in clinton hill but relying on the G just bums me out. Ive had friends who live in the area and I like it I just can commit to dealing with the train situation. Either way both are nice.
I ‘third’ the suggestion that you consider Prospect Heights. (I bid on a place there during my apartment hunt, but lost out.) It’s a great neighborhood, and I concur with 12:14’s statement that it’s basically a cross between the two neighborhoods (PS and CH). Take a stroll along Vanderbilt Ave – there’s some great pubs, restaurants, and other good services in place (or setting up shop). The side streets are really lovely, too (although the buildings start looking in more need of TLC once you cross Washington Ave).
Would also recommend PH (although I’m a bit biased as I live there); still walkable to the C train but you also have the 2/3 and the Q/B nearby.
Make sure you check out Myrtle at night.
I agree with the above posters for the most part, but I do not at all agree that Myrtle feels like 5th Avenue. Not even a little bit.
Murder Avenue is still rater dicey at night…especially near the projects.
5th Avenue was scary 8 years ago, but it’s now no more scary than lower 5th avenue in Manhattan.
The primary difference when it comes to day to day life is that Park Slope has everything. All the services you could need. Clinton Hill has them in nearby neighborhooods, but you also pay much less for Clinton Hill.
Check em out. They are all great.
I also reccommend Prospect Heights, which is basically a cross between the two neighborhoods.
i lived in Park Slope for a few years before buying a condo in Clinton Hill in the middle of last year. While I miss the amenities in PS (namely, a decent supermarket), I love my new nabe. It’s such a thrill to live in a neighborhood and actually be a tiny part of its renaissance. Slowly but surely, there are better services coming to the district (several higher-end grocery shops have opened for business in neighboring Forte Greene), and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time that the growth and prosperity that now characterize Myrtle and DeKalb Aves spill over onto Fulton Street.
I for one have never felt unsafe in CH. I walk to and from my apartment (also near the C and G trains) on my own at all hours, and I’ve never been so much as hassled. (I’m a 33 year old female.) As for the string of muggings that have been posted on the local blogs: that truly sucks for the vics, but don’t let fear start dictating where you will and will not live. It’s plain unhealthy. Come visit CH at different hours of the day/evening, on weekdays and weekends, and see how you feel.