Streetlevel: What's In With the Park Slope Crowd?
Has 5th Avenue evolved past retail? A couple weeks ago we noted that a sign hanging on the window of the emptied-out copy shop between Park and Prospect was soliciting opinions from passersby about what type of retail they did and didn’t want to see in the storefront. (The streets have spoken: No more “prohibitively…
Has 5th Avenue evolved past retail? A couple weeks ago we noted that a sign hanging on the window of the emptied-out copy shop between Park and Prospect was soliciting opinions from passersby about what type of retail they did and didn’t want to see in the storefront. (The streets have spoken: No more “prohibitively expensive women’s clothing.”) That sign—purportedly courtesy of a group called “CVETCH,” or the Committee to Verify Everything That’s Coming Here”—got ripped down a few days later, but now there’s a replacement in the same spot. This one asks for opinions about “What kinds of art we would like to see here.” So far, the Slope is calling for “performance” art and chainsaw sculpture,” but it’s not interested in welcoming “DJs” or “accordions.” The new survey claims to be the work of a group called “the Crowd, formerly known as CVETCH.” We have no idea who’s behind these interactive signs, but we can’t wait to see what comes next. And, hey, what’s with with the anti-accordion faction?
Slopers Sign On to CVETCH [Brownstoner] GMAP
I wish Beacon’s Closet would find a larger space in Park Slope.
I wonder if they do well enough to make it worth their while.
It is my favorite store in Park Slope.
The Beacon’s Closet in Williamsburg is terrific and much larger, but I don’t particularly enjoy going to Williamsburg.
About the clothing prices in Park Slope on 5th Avenue, just take a look where he shoppers are. Beacon’s Closet with its low priced used clothing has WAY more young women shopping in it any day of the week, than the pricey boutiques across the street. I was in Beacons Closet this weekend and literally couldn’t move there were so many people.
Where are the batteries in Battery Park City?
West End Avenue 4 long blocks to Central Park, but they still call it the upper west side (of central park, which the name refers to).
What about 1st Avenue, East End?
Where are the heights in Prospect Heights or Crown Heights? I don’t see any, so they can’t be named that.
I don’t see more gardens in Carrol Gardens than other neighbrhoods. How can it be called that?
You win for most idiotic post ever.
Is 5th Ave really Park Slope? There is no park and there is no slope. Seriously, it is 4 long avenues for the park.
On the surface it is funny and I like its interactiveness. When I was in college many years ago- different departments would post something like this- to see which classes were wanted. As you can imagine, few took it seroiusly- Women and Granola in a Nuclear Age.
I have to laugh that it is called CVETCH. The same thing could be done with less of a, well, Slopian attitude. It could be positive. No big surprise.
They could, but then the prices would go up. That’s the point: making healthy food affordable. If you don’t want to work for it, then just go somewhere else and stfu about it.
i’m w/ 421 on the coop. cant they just hire some people?
i’m 4.21 nope no bud stuy, and nope don’t think 150 for jeans is expensive
and you wish i wasn’t a millionaire! ha ha ha
4:21 is a millionaire. In Second Life.
In real life not so much.