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Here’s some classic PLG-y goodness for ya. The one-family house at 190 Lincoln Road is an estate sale asking $995,000. We’re loving what we see—parquet floors, pier mirror, original paneling—but, given the work that’s going to have to go into the bathrooms and kitchen alone (and the fact that it’s only three stories, including the basement), we’re a little skeptical about the price. Six months ago, maybe. Now, seems like a stretch. What do the locals think?
190 Lincoln Road [NY Times] GMAP P*Shark


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  1. “can someone illuminate the difference between the north and south sides of Lincoln? sorry for the ignorant question….”

    You’re more likely to get knifed or stabbed on the north side of Lincoln, whereas you’re more likely to be shot on the south side. Hope this helps.

  2. Oh I loved 11:31 ‘s response. It was hilarious. It was playful satire, having a bit of fun with the topic. We can certainly lighten things up a bit around here sometimes.

    Thanks, that was informative about Lincoln II, I didn’t know that the north side of that block was LM too.

  3. Guest 11:31,

    Careful–satire can be mis-understood (although I can appreciate your desire to respond that way to idiocy–I’ve sometimes been tempted to write that there’s something in the water in PLG that makes those ubiquitous “bullet wounds as big as your fist” heal quickly, but have resisted doing so).

    IMO safety IS a very important issue in all brownstone neighborhoods. Had guest 8:41 written that he felt unsafe in PLG that would have been fine, although I would have disagreed with his judgement. What he wrote was, I’m sure, INTENDED to cause offense, but,sadly, I’ve come to expect such rudeness on the internet.

    Guest 11:47,

    The south side of Lincoln I and II (Lincoln Rd., bet. Flatbush & Bedford and Bedford & Rogers) is in Lefferts Manor, the north side is not. Why the Lefferts family chose that particular line when they placed single-family covenants on the deeds is beyond me.

    BOTH sides of Lincoln II are in the PLG Historic District. IIRC on the N side of Lincoln I only Grace Church is included in the HD.

  4. Good point, 8:41AM. I’ve lived right near this house for 8 years and I have been shot 13 times! And my house isn’t even as nice or as big. My wife has been shot 6 times, but she stays inside most of the time, and each of my kids have been nicked by a few bullets on the way to school, but thankfully no direct hits yet.

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