Pat on the Back for Park Slope
It’s rare to see an article these days that simply praises Park Slope for what’s good about it without the requisite stabs at stroller moms and celebrity sightings. The inclusion of the leafy brownstone neighborhood in the American Planning Association’s list of the 10 best neighborhoods provided just such an occasion. The first-annual effort by…
It’s rare to see an article these days that simply praises Park Slope for what’s good about it without the requisite stabs at stroller moms and celebrity sightings. The inclusion of the leafy brownstone neighborhood in the American Planning Association’s list of the 10 best neighborhoods provided just such an occasion. The first-annual effort by the D.C.-based group also included spots like San Francisco’s North Beach and Buffalo’s Elmwood Village. What grabbed the judges’ attention about the Slope? “It’s got a lot of past, but it has also evolved and has a lot of vibrancy in the present,” said association spokesman Denny Johnson. Johnson also praised the area’s architecture and proximity to a wealth of cultural institutions. In a surprise moment of boosterism, Boro Beep Marty Markowitz agreed: “Park Slope has it all…great shopping and eateries, the creative arts…and a long tradition of progressive politics and activism.” So there you have it, folks.
Slope Named One of U.S.’s Best Nabes [NY Daily News]
Photo by Robert Catalano
“feel sort of weird and empty”
“It feels sort of hollow”
I’m afraid that’s not the neighborhood…
That comes from within you.
Need a number of a good therapist?
You don’t sound well.
Actually I never would want to live in a place like that because it feels nice for a few hours and then it begins to feel sort of weird and empty in a Talking Heads kind of way… you know, “this is not my beautiful house, this is not my beautiful wife, how did I get hear?” And thats when I say, “Thank god I didn’t choose to buy in Park Slope.” It feels sort of hollow, like it is all a set that could come crashing down at any minute. It does have a lot of great things to offer though and I do enjoy people watching when I visit.
What is a “stroller” mom?
Do some moms levitate their children? Don’t all moms have strollers?
As they say, 1:21…
Any press is good press.
Seems so Re: Park Slope as well
Just goes to show how irrelevant the sour-grapes sniping is on blogs like here and Curbed, in NY magazine and NY Observer articles, etc.
Oh, no! Park Slope is too family friendly! It’s too upscale! It’s too safe! It has too many restaurants and shops!
Goodness me! I’d *never* want to live in a place like that!
Congratulations to Park Slope.
It is a beautiful neighborhood, there is no arguing that.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Ewwwww. Park Slope?
Hey WhatTheFuckTard. Real estate is local. I could give 2 squirts o’ piss about your national stats.