The Times Wraps Its Arms Around Fort Greene
“Fort Greene is Brooklyn’s latest culinary mecca, bewitching foodies with hip, minimalist restaurants. Or it’s a bastion of African-American pride and culture, a historic home to a vibrant community of black families. Or the artistic center of the borough, laying claim as it does to the multifaceted Brooklyn Academy of Music (a k a BAM)….
“Fort Greene is Brooklyn’s latest culinary mecca, bewitching foodies with hip, minimalist restaurants. Or it’s a bastion of African-American pride and culture, a historic home to a vibrant community of black families. Or the artistic center of the borough, laying claim as it does to the multifaceted Brooklyn Academy of Music (a k a BAM). Or maybe it’s the new roost of the nouveaux riches, with pricy brownstones and new luxury condominiums dotting its map. What new and old residents have found is that Fort Greene plays all of these roles with grace and aplomb. It is a busy, blooming hybrid whose slate-sidewalk streets somehow retain their serenity. No one is in a hurry — even as newcomers rush in from all corners of the city to live here.” — NY Times
Photo by Tracy Collins
11217 you are SUCH a boloney pony it’s not even funny. ugh. why do you try so hard to hype up park slope so much? it was NOT packed at all, i witnessed it first hand most of the weekend, finally deciding to get out of the apt for a change. rinky dinky shops with things people dont need are empty. restaurants are empty. (during the day) i dont know about night. bars are probably okay tho.
*rob*
7th Avenue was definitely hopping on Saturday. 5th as well. Bar Toto on 6th was packed, so we opted for brunch at Bar Tano, their outpost on 3rd Avenue (which was nearly deserted).
11217…I thought about this yesterday with the throngs of people out in Philly. If this decent weather continues and people get out and spend money for a few weeks since they’ve been struck with a svere case of cabin fever over the past few weeks plus the stock market depression, there’s likely to be a pop in some spending and/or sentiment numbers. This could be the catalyst that rallies the market.
They were most certainly packed for Park Slope. Every restaurant on 7th Avenue was nearly full. They’ve been empty for months.
As I said, I talked to about 4 shop owners yesterday and they said they had their best weekend in months.
How would you know what is and is not packed when you’ve lived here since July?
No it wasn’t Times Square, but for PS this was packed.
agree w/troy. i live in p.s. but am more impressed by the greenery and architectural variety of f.g., and would just as happily live there as p.s. that said, i think it definitely is lacking in certain amenities (chain drug store, decent grocery store) and transportation.
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I guess it was just the first weekend of nice weather, but 7th and 5th were PACKED on Saturday
LOL you are SO full of it. it was not. i was on both actually this weekend believe it or not. they were NOT packed, at ALL!
i actually went to the park this weekend my with dog!!! woo woo it was funny but gross like i thought it would be.
*r*
11217…yes, that is good news for the shops. Philly was packed all weekend and the restaurants were jammed.
I must say that I now think Fort Greene is prettier than Park Slope and I grew up thinking PS was the center of the Universe
> “Come on Park Slopers, what say you?”
I say, by all means, dear hordes, please move to Fort Greene. The Slope need a break from the influx.