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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On a related note, Rob: I agree with your friend. Why pay for the amenities/features of a neighborhood if you’re not interested in them?
well to be brutally honest with you, i was sick of living in the ghetto. when i found a roommate who wanted to share dog responsibilities and lived in a non ghetto hood in a clean apt and responsible i jumped at the chance. it just happened that it was park slope.
*rob*
While the brownstone neighborhoods look similar, I think the people who occupy them are a bit different. I love Carroll Gardens and Smith Street, but I think Park Slope is a little bit more diverse, a little bit more liberal/radical, a little bit more gay and a little bit younger.
Obviously those things would not appeal to everyone, but they appeal to me.
well of course it has everything you need. They have the same stores and restaurants.
infinite jester: Good restaurants, pretty streets, prospect park, and good subway access are exactly what I want in a neighborhood…. and are far more important to me than a movie theater. To each his or her own. I guess that’s why I choose to live in Park Slope north and you don’t.
On a related note, Rob: I agree with your friend. Why pay for the amenities/features of a neighborhood if you’re not interested in them?
No need for me to go to the Slope…BoCoCa has everything I need, except the Excelsior, which I’ve only been to once.
even tho I live in prospect heights I go into park slope quite a bit. Its nice and has pretty much everything anyone could need.
However the majority of “prime” brownstone brooklyn is pretty much the same which makes these old neighborhood boundaries kinda silly now. Smith Street and 5h ave are pretty much the same place and might as well be in the same neighborhood.
> “Aren’t nightmares dreams too…?”
The very best kind.
Hey 11217, your QOTD about “scaling back” might have something to it:
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New homes get smaller
Say goodbye to McMansions, Americans are buying ‘right-sized’ homes
LAS VEGAS (MarketWatch) — These days, a bigger home isn’t always a better one: Recent research suggests that homes being built today are getting smaller.
The average size of homes started in the third quarter of 2008 was 2,438 square feet, down from 2,629 square feet in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Similarly, the median size of homes started in the third quarter was 2,090, down from 2,291. The statistics confirm what the housing industry has suspected for a while.
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See the whole story on MarketWatch.
Aren’t nightmares dreams too…?
I keed, I keed.
It’s dreamy because I live there.