New Jersey Couple Opts for McCarren Views
While Williamsburg has been indelibly branded with the hipster label for the last decade or so, luckily the marketing campaigns of developers in the area have cast a much wider demographic net. To wit: When Steven Leeds and Rachel Hott, empty nesters from Montclair, started looking for a place to move in the big city,…
While Williamsburg has been indelibly branded with the hipster label for the last decade or so, luckily the marketing campaigns of developers in the area have cast a much wider demographic net. To wit: When Steven Leeds and Rachel Hott, empty nesters from Montclair, started looking for a place to move in the big city, they fell in love with a three-bedroom pad at The Aurora overlooking McCarren Park. (The 1,400-square-foot apartment was originally listed for $1,200,000, but the fifty-somethings snagged it for $999,000.) Before signing the contract, however, the couple insisted on timing the walk from the new development to the L train station. Luckily for them (and the developer), it clocked in at a commuter-friendly six minutes. They moved in last month, and can’t get enough of their new neighborhood, especially McCarren Park. I have never seen so much activity, Dr. Hott said. There is break dancing and tai chi and soccer. In case they need any tips, The Times also has a close-up this weekend on the neighborhood to the north: Greenpoint.
The Hunt: The Six-Minute Test [NY Times]
Living In: Greenpoint, Brooklyn [NY Times]
Actually, those people who can’t distinguish between facetiousness/snark as opposed to a serious post are the real ignorant dumbasses here.
LOL, rob
Every time I come across one of his comments I want to post this. And every time I hold back, thinking I don’t really want to be mean and I will regret this later (and I probably will), etc, etc. But I can’t anymore, so here goes:
Rob, you are the most ignorant dumbass on this board, BY FAR. And that includes The What.
personally they should have stayed in jersey. they add nothing to the neighborhood anyway. and im from jersey. and i add nothing to my neighborhood lol
*rob*
I don’t get all the negative comments. This is a great article about a couple of NYers moving back to NY after raising a family in Jersey. Good for them for taking the leap. Their story is not rare, but the fact that they chose Williamsburg makes it more interesting.
“Personally I think it’s great that these people decided to take a risk and live among a much younger demographic, in a far more ethnically diverse neighborhood that what they were used to. I hope that more people uproot from what makes them comfortable and move to what will revive and reopen their eyes. ”
I wouldn’t know anything about that!!!!! 🙂
Thanks iz
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ethnically diverse neighborhood
LOL x 5000. as if they will associate with anyone else other than their latte sipping stroller pushing boutique browsing white asses. b-tch please.
*rob*
(i have PMS today)
Personally I think it’s great that these people decided to take a risk and live among a much younger demographic, in a far more ethnically diverse neighborhood that what they were used to. I hope that more people uproot from what makes them comfortable and move to what will revive and reopen their eyes. YEs, williamsburg is a very safe bet by brooklyn/ny standards, but it’s still a leap from NJ.
And by that same token, it would be equally great if some of the williamsburg “cheese” moved to where they weren’t so comfortable . . . maybe Montclair NJ? What makes willburg so cheesy is its demographic conformity, comfort, smugness. MIX IT UP PEOPLE.
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“Why/how is Park Slope ‘terrible’ place culturally and how is Williamsburg ‘cheese”
white people
*rob*