Cobble Hill, a Little Slice of Heaven, Gets Hotter
Several paragraphs into Jeff Van Dam’s love letter to Cobble Hill come some market data points that, frankly, surprised us a little. Guess we haven’t been paying close enough attention. In addition to the 13-footer that recently sold for $1.75 million, it was news to us that townhouses south of Atlantic have been going into…
Several paragraphs into Jeff Van Dam’s love letter to Cobble Hill come some market data points that, frankly, surprised us a little. Guess we haven’t been paying close enough attention. In addition to the 13-footer that recently sold for $1.75 million, it was news to us that townhouses south of Atlantic have been going into contract north of $4 million. Can anyone point us to some concrete examples? The article also made much ado about P.S. 29, a prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade program that ranks among the best in the city. There must be some readers out there whose kids go, or have gone, there. We’d love to hear your take on it.
A Timeless Neighborhood Grows More Popular [NY Times]
The ambulances in Park Slope are going to Methodist Hospital. As long as you don’t live on 7th Ave, or within a block or two of the hospital, you probably won’t hear the amulances too much. I live on Garfield between 5th and 6th, and I almost never hear them.
I have two children at PS 29 and could’nt be happier. The place has a wonderful vibe. Involved yet laid-back parents. Energetic, creative teachers. Children of diverse backgrounds. As for CH vs. PS, I’m just Brooklyn proud.
No point debating with an 11 year old.
“”k) street parking is easier than park slope (odd but true)”
Absolutely not. Both are horrible.”
disagree, I can find a park on clinton practically 24/7 /365 .. except at maybe 12pm night before street cleaning and when I don’t want to move the car at 8am the next day. Even visitors scared of small spots find parking on clinton, that is how easy it is.
Park slope parking is a disaster. Unmitigated disaster.
there are plenty of racists in PS. same as CH. And parking is easier in CH.
and clearly you don’t know what Columbia St is
“e) you can get to columbia street easily” Huh?
“Huh?”. Huh? Columbia St is one of the more interesting and rapidly evolving waterfront streets in Brooklyn. And it is a short walk (a few blocks) from CH.
Anon at 11:01am,
As someone who has lived in both CH and PS, I have to agree and disagree with some of yoru statements, which of course, depend entirely upon one’s priorities, taste, etc.
“a) you have an alternative to the F train if you are prepared to walk a bit more” That really depends on exactly where you are. I take the R from 9th St (only 15 minutes to Wall St.) And there are many choices in North Slope. Plus, when I used to take the F to midtown it was a fairly pleasant 30 min train ride.
“b) you almost never hear sirens from fire trucks or ambulances…fire trucks and private ambulances are chasing down the avenues and streets blaring klaxons…” I’ll grant you sometimes it’s noisy. There are quiet parts of CH off the beaten path.
“c) you are forced to walk thru gowanus to get to 5th avenue, gowanus has its own cool now” LOL, now that is a stretch. I can always do without a walk thru Gowanus.
“d) court st rocks and the remaining italians at CG make the neighborhood that much more interesting than PS.” I like Court St. too, but not more than say 5th Ave. And I like 5th Ave a lot more than I like Smith St., which is now officially overdone, though it never quite arrived, IMHO. I think the old school guys add a lot of color, but don’t miss their public racist rants one bit. They act like they own the place and mostly do (cause they’re the LL’s), which doesn’t do much for diversity. At least the lack of diversity in PS is economics, not racism.
“e) you can get to columbia street easily” Huh?
“f) it is flat, not sloped” You need the exercise dude.
“g) the streets are quiet and tree lined” Describes much of PS.
“h) the architecture is more interesting than brownstone upon brownstone” Absolutely no way. PS’s bstone architecture is know for it’s variety. CH bldgs are much plainer (yet in an elegant way).
“i) you can get a yellow taxi on clinton st any time day or night” Okay, score one for you. I do miss that.
“j) cobble hill park is small but perfectly formed” It’s a sandbox comapred to PP.
“k) street parking is easier than park slope (odd but true)” Absolutely not. Both are horrible.
“on the minus side vs park slope:
there is no prospect park.” Agree with you there.
Re: anons 1:56 and 2:02. Cobble Hill is pretty white, it’s true, but not so PS 29, where my daughter goes. One of the things we love best about the school is it’s diversity. Kids of every color and creed there, not to mention every type of family. The principle works hard to encourage inclusivity, and the district stretches over to the other side of BQE, where there is some moderate income housing. In my unbiased opinion the education at 29 is just as good as Packard and other expensive Heights favorites, without the elitism. It doesn’t have gifted programs, so every kid there treated fairly. 29 is one of the gems that makes NY livable for families of all incomes.
Anon 1:56, geez, isn’t that like saying Bed Stuy’s as black as East New York?