Outlook 2007: Longs and Shorts
Note: We’re moving this post up from yesterday to encourage more input.Welcome to the third annual installment of our market prognostications. Last year, we picked Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens to outperform and Williamsburg to slump, which in retrospect look like pretty good calls. As for next year, our eyes will be on the areas…
Note: We’re moving this post up from yesterday to encourage more input.Welcome to the third annual installment of our market prognostications. Last year, we picked Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens to outperform and Williamsburg to slump, which in retrospect look like pretty good calls. As for next year, our eyes will be on the areas bordering Prospect Park that have the location and housing stock on their sides but have yet to attract widespread interest from the gentrifying crowd. We’d also be front-running the newly Brooklyn-focused Landmarks Preservation Commission by looking in spots like the soon-to-be-designated Crown Heights North. On the downside, it’s hard to see how increasing supply of run-of-the-mill condos coming on line in Williamsburg won’t continue to put downward pressure on prices. We’re not as wary about the effect of Atlantic Yards on surrounding real estate as some and continue to think that Prospect Heights has a lot to offer. As has been mentioned before, quality brownstones should continue to find buyers while those in more marginal neighborhoods and lacking architectural detail will likely have a tough time. Looking back on last year’s post, we can be thankful that we got our wish of a gourmet market (sorta) in the form of Choice. Now if we could just get a friggin’ cheese shop we’d be really psyched.
Market Predictions for 2006 [Brownstoner]
No John Lennon: world. Think about it. Do something about it. We make her paint her face and dance. If she won’t be a slave, we say that she don’t love us. If she’s real, we say she’s trying to be a man. While putting her down we pretend that she is above us. Woman is the nigger of the world. Yes she is. If you don’t believe me take a look to the one you’re with. Woman is the slave of the slaves. Better scream about it. We make her bear and raise our children, and then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen. We tell her home is the only place she should be, then we complain that she’s too unworldly to be our friend. Woman is the nigger of the world. Yes she is. If you don’t believe me take a look to the one you’re with. Woman is the slave of the slaves. Yeah (think about it). We insult her everyday on TV, and wonder why she has no guts or confidence. When she’s young we kill her will to be free. While telling her not to be so smart, we put her down for being so dumb. Woman is the nigger of the world. Yes she is. If you don’t believe me take a look to the one you’re with. Woman is the slave of the slaves. Yes she is. If you believe me, you better scream about it.”
-John Lenon
Was it Patti Smith who said, “Woman are the Niggars of the world??”
Damn, you people are all crazy. This thread is truly frightening.
No 9:39, a Park Slope father wouldn’t have time to take anything seriously. He’s too busy having his opinions handed to him by his wife.
struck a nerve, I see.
2007 Predictions…
Long on Bugaboos, McLarens and MILF fantasies…
Short on humor and tolerance in the slope.
I suspect that 8:28, 8:34, 9:00, 9:02 and 9:10 are the same troll posting. I guess the troll thinks that a Park Slope father would take seriously insults hurled by jealous anonymous posters. I just feel sorry for you. Hopefully all the Park Slope moms you meet in the future will be pleasant and polite, as we all should be.
In this neighborhood it is hard to find a real man……I see we have some park slope dads on here, or did your wife type that for you. I know its hard to tell the difference between the yuppie men and women they both look and dress so much alike. You can tell the women because at least they have balls.
My guess is she wants someone to describe a real man so she can put her hands down her pants.