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
Do not like General Greene either. So overrated. I had a really bland and totally uninteresting meal there.
James is FAR better, in my opinion.
The only Ft. Greene restaurant I really love is Ici. But I’ve only had their brunch.
Speaking of Ft Green restaurants – I’ve been meaning to stop into Red Bamboo on Dekalb for a while now, but haven’t gotten around to it. Is it any good?
And yet, bxgirl – when I made the same criticism of Rob a couple of days ago – you jumped down my throat and called me the biggest jerk on brownstoner. Well, welcome to the “Rob should just STFU” club. Plenty of room.
Well folks we were very happy with the coverage FG got and agree wholeheartedly it is one of the best places to live in Brooklyn or New York. We still lack a few amenities like a well stocked pharmacy and cheap grocery but in terms of transportation this is it….13 subway lines, the LIRR, and tons of bus lines…yep #1
We also had Saturday off this weekend (rare:) and spent some time in the park and restaurants here in FG…tons of people out but no DIBS not enough to turn the economy around anytime soon; wishful thinking is fine though!
Now while FG Park is not PP we love it all the same. It was loaded with people especially children. The newish sitting areas near the Civil War monument was nicely done and it was great to see all the kiddies running around with their dogs:)
BrooklynGreene we see what you are saying about the Times article being inadequate but we think this is due to space constraints…too much content to squeeze in you know. How is the Turkish Place?
Mopar its funny we went to General Greene on Sat. evening and the food was very good to excellent. We had to wait for 30minutes but the missus was pleased with everything…a rarity. Paid $60 including wine plus tips for 2 people…not great but ok by NYC standards no? BTW we are not fans of Habanna Outpost…see it’s a perception thing really.
I like Madiba, but it’s good to know am not missing anything in the General Greene hype.
I like Speakeasy too… but I suspect that is considered Clinton Hill.
lol.
Nice discussion about Fort Greene.
General Greene is disgusting and also overpriced. (I never say this about restaurants.) I went there once and the sliced steak was inedible. I think it was spoiled. The other dishes weren’t very good either, although they weren’t spoiled. And everything was sized like tapas but very pricey. One person would have to order four or five dishes. (I don’t eat much either.) There are so many better restaurants for the money.
I’ve been to a few other Fort Greene restaurants and wasn’t overwhelmed by any of them. Ici, the bbq place (Peaches is better), one of the French ones on Dekalb that’s been there a long time, and Bonita.
The only one I really love is Habana Outpost. Is there some gem I have missed?
rob is someone who should really stop making pronouncements about which he knows nothing- especially about the Bronx. You’ve been attacking a lot of people lately, rob. I have no idea what your probelm is but it’s time to get over it.
Yes, BrooklynGreene, I noticed it too. For all the hyped diversity, the Times article seemed mostly interested in the parts of Fort Greene that didn’t exist five or ten years ago, and not the historic. The general tone seemed to be, “Look! Another Smith Street!”