Park Slope One of Nation's "Dreamiest" Neighborhoods
Pushing aside concerns about stroller moms and stolen laptop computers, HGTV just named Park Slope one of the dreamiest neighborhoods in the country. Edged out by places like Sonoma, CA and Chicago’s Gold Coast, the Slope comes in at a respectable Number 7 and is cited for its “historic charm, top-notch restaurants and shopping, and…
Pushing aside concerns about stroller moms and stolen laptop computers, HGTV just named Park Slope one of the dreamiest neighborhoods in the country. Edged out by places like Sonoma, CA and Chicago’s Gold Coast, the Slope comes in at a respectable Number 7 and is cited for its “historic charm, top-notch restaurants and shopping, and proximity to Prospect Park.”
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and it’s probably just going to get worse. i am not a fan of closed storefronts at all, but you have to admit for the last couple of years 5th and 7th avenue have definitely been plagued by a lot of schlock, specifically in the form of clothing boutiques and restaurants.
*rob*
I agree. The number of small businesses closing up in Park Slope is disconcerting, to say the least.
I’m trying to support my favorites as much as possible and hope for the best. But it’s not pretty out there for these guys.
11217, because of my interest in opening the upscale food store in Bed Stuy someday (it ain’t happening in this environment) I’ve been closely watching for the unfortunate failure of small businesses. Certainly because of the larger number of them in PS, there have been more there than anywhere. That story last week of the restaurant that is for sale because they haven’t broken even in 3 years is very disconcerting.
It’s the retail in the West Village that has become so tragic also. Bleeker Street, even 5 years ago used to be so much more interesting. Now I believe there are 5 Marc Jacobs stores and at least 2 or 3 Ralph Lauren stores.
The smaller shops and mom and pop type places are what continue to keep Brooklyn interesting to me in the commercial sense.
I agree though…some of those smaller streets…Commerce Street, Bank Street, etc are just stunning.
crimsonson, and a place in Jackson Hole too?
11217…a lot of the smaller streets in the WV are really great..beautuiful houses, no crowds. But the minute you get a retaurant on a corner it’s bedlam.
Every single place in that list, except PS, is a second residence type for me – well maybe not Sonoma. But I have to be filthy rich to make that my primary residence. I would be flying out every weekend to somewhere.
Atlanta, Chicago, Scottsdale? I would have a house in Manhattan, Paris, Tokyo, St. Johns, and Rio before I even consider most of those cities on that list.
Dirty Hipster, I TOTALLY know what you’re talking about! I moved out of Park Slope a few years ago after having lived there for about 12 years. Die hard Slopers still question my decision to leave. Hey, the Slope changed, I changed…it was time to sell up and move on. What’s wrong with that? I don’t hate it. I still go back to visit friends and dine there. I just don’t want to live there. Ok????
I think any and every neighborhood in Brooklyn is infinitely less boring than any neighborhood in Manhattan.
Lower East Side is fun every 3 months and the West Village is pretty when it’s not overrun with tourists, but other than that, I’d take pretty much anywhere in Brooklyn over “the city”