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
Too funny that we just posted about the exact same thing at the same time, Santa.
Both equally off topic. Sorry all.
new comic book store opened up on bergen street. Its mostly graphic novel stuff and extremely clean. just to stay off topic.
You know, Rob, I gotta say I am bewildered by your choice to live in Park Slope.
You hate the stores, you hate the restaurants, you even hate the park.
These are the things that everybody else is paying to be near.
You could really save a lot of money if you lived in a less gentrified neighborhood.
One more thing then I’m done.
I’m not into comics, but for those of you that are, a REALLY COOL looking comics store just opened up on Bergen between Flatbush and 5th in that row of brightly colored storefronts.
Brownstoner should do a little blurb about it.
11215 – S. Portland, not S. Oxford, between DeKalb and Lafayette is the block you’ve heard about. You walked down a different street.
People have been waiting for this break in the weather for a long time. There’s a lot of depressed people out there and we all know why.
I hear that there’s an inordinately high number of depressed people in Ft. Greene 🙂
I actually had never heard of Ft. greene before I moved to brooklyn!!!!
No, Snark. It has to continue for another week or two. Looks like the weather will hold out though. One weekend will not change anything. But if some spending numbers come in unexpectedly high that’s going to be the catalyst that the market is looking for.
gotta back 11217 up on this one. 7th ave was HOPPIN’ on saturday.
as was De Kalb in FG. have to say though, walked down the park block of s. oxford having heard it was one of the prettiest blocks in nyc, and there is a hugly row of buildings on the west side of the street, halfway down the block.
yeah well the thing is i dont like most of the shops in the neighborhood i live in. i dont care if they close down. i dont care if they ran out of mommy and daddy’s money to design hideous necklackes to sell to people who dont want that crap. im a de-gentrifier. deal with it. im totally turning into the what these days i feel it! but oh well, it’s in the air. people are tired of the new new york.
*rob*