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Park Slope 761 Carroll Street Brooklyn Properties Sat 1-3, Sun 2-4 $2,950,000 GMAP P*Shark Sunset Park 558 44th Street Century 21 Sunday 2:30-4:30 $899,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts Gardens 365 Parkside Avenue Brown Harris Stevens Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4 $879,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 526 Madison Street Corcoran Saturday 2-4 $800,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
761 Carroll Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sat 1-3, Sun 2-4
$2,950,000
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Sunset Park
558 44th Street
Century 21
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
365 Parkside Avenue
Brown Harris Stevens
Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4
$879,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
526 Madison Street
Corcoran
Saturday 2-4
$800,000
GMAP P*Shark
Yes, that was an extremely sad day. A 17 year old kid who lived on Ocean Ave. and had absolutely nothing to do with the shooter and his intended victim was shot and killed the evening following the west indian day parade right on flatbush avenue just in front of the discount liqour store.
They ended up catching the shooter in georgia a week or so later. The crazy thing about that shooting? There must have been between 100-200 cops on Flatbush the evening the shooting occurred. There were 40+ cruisers parked on Ocean that night. It all went down right under the cops’ noses.
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IMO this thread is very much unlke the gratuitous PLG bashing that went on previously. I have no quarrel with discussing specific incidents.
Anon.2:53,
There was a shooting after the West Indian Day parade a couple of years ago, I think, but I can’t remember the details, or if it was an innocent bystander–sorry.
Bob, wasn’t a young boy shot accidentally on Flatbush and Maple right after the West Indian Day Parade a few years ago? Did I misremeber the location?
I am happy that this has not turned into a PLG bashing thread. PLG has some amazing houses and very nice people (and no, I don’t live there!)
What is the word on Sunset Park — how is it safety wise compared to PLG?
Any crime is too much, but in my 30+ years in PLG I don’t recall instances of innocent bystanders being harmed. Incidents like the shooting we’ve been discussing are uncommon enough to be considered aberrations–not everyday occurrences. Still, I AM very much concerned about this incident.
The fact that the crime in PLG is drug-related is little comfort. Anyone who watches the news knows that drug-related crime often accidently hits innocent bystanders. When I’m walking with my kids I don’t want to be worrying about the possiblity of a drive-by or some dealers shooting at each other. No matter how small that possibility is. Perhaps some think that that is wussy, but my number one concern is my kid’s safety.
Interesting Factoid from my mortgage broker:
Every 1% INCREASE in interest rates translates into an 18% DECREASE in buying power. When rates were at 6% the brownstone on Dean street I looked at for $899k (and was sold at that price) – when rates rise to 7.0% my buying decreases to $737k. Apples to apples I don’t believe housing prices decrease at the same rate as interest rates increase.
ps – PLG house is nice, needs work, but there are few amenities in that area. But if I ever need my nails done………..
Drag related shootings usually happen certain streets and it’s very hard to ged rid of. I know because I live in Harlem. If your walking territory (ex. between house and subway station) is safe, should be okay. But very important to talk to local police stations or check NYPD blog on tabloid paper.
Although personally, the shooting wouldn’t deter me from living in the neighborhood, if someone is nervous about these things, they probably should be in the suburbs. You have to take the good with the bad in urban environments and some folks may not be willing to do that.