Spotlight 5th Ave: Eyesore Hanging On By Thread
Driving down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope last week, we were struck at what an eyesore this corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street is and were surprised that some crafty developer hadn’t figured out a way to get his hands on this prime spot. Anyone know what the hold-up is? GMAP
Driving down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope last week, we were struck at what an eyesore this corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street is and were surprised that some crafty developer hadn’t figured out a way to get his hands on this prime spot. Anyone know what the hold-up is? GMAP
I’m wondering….are the native NYers anti-gentrification because we’re nostalgic about the bad ole days and the newcomers just want it to be the suburbs? Little poll: Where are you from/how long have you been here and do you like the new Brooklyn or not?
yeah not everything needs to be polished and look like some generic suburban strip mall…
it adds character.
people remember the corner shop, rather than some cookie cutter dunkin donuts or starbucks.
you want polished and new, move to hoboken>>> that fake NYC outpost
looks like we have some gentriconfrontation!!! the latest craze that’s been sweeping dailyheights.com.
cheap corner groceries have been in brooklyn’s nabes since brooklyn began. i can’t imagine that most of the folk who live in park slope (or anywhere else in brooklyn for that matter) want to lose the places on the corner where they can pick up a six-pack, diapers, toilet paper, cigs, etc.
i’d also like to second the props for eagle provisions. not only is the meat top notch but it has one of the best beer selections in the city. not too $$$ either. do yourself a favor and walk down 5th over the prospect expressway and pick up some kielbasa and a sixpack. mmm…
Count me in the crowd who disagree with Brownstoner on this one. This is a vibrant community and many of the stores are family run and locally owned. I also agree that the neighborhood will change as more people (with more money) move in. That is fine, but it does not mean that there is anything wrong with the corner now.
The “criminal element” is more dangerous to the bodega owner than to anyone else, so I don’t think they actively encourage their presence. There have been times in this city where being a cop was less dangerous than being a bodega owner. Too, too many have been robbed and/or killed just trying to make a living. They also supply a need. They are often the only source of daily staples in many inner city nabes, as larger supermarkets have been few and far between.
I’m with John Ife, Yente, 2:55 and others – not everything, everywhere, needs to be gentrified. There needs to be more to this city than always catering to the whims of those with a fist full of Benjamins.
i remember 5th ave wasnt even consider park slope oh wells. 5th ave use all the way through sunset park is like that pic.
I like this corner and the stretch of 5th Avenue that begins here. I guess I don’t mind its being an “eyesore”, since there are fewer “bugaboos”, yuppee markets, wine and cheese shops, etc. It’s the one part of PS I might actually consider living in nowadays.
oiy, don’t want to attract those loiterers/criminal element…
Sometimes I do have to wonder about the
‘element’ that is moving into to Brownstone bklyn these days. I’m sure most are not quite so obvious in their suburban/upper-middle class view of the urban inner-city life.
Nostalgia aside, Bodegas are often the worst thing for a community on the rise. They invite loitering and often attract a criminal element. I often wonder why? Korean grocers do not tolerate loiterers but Arab and Hispanic shops appear to welcome it. Any theories out there?