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JenMac
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Park Slope Brownstones

I just spent the last few days in Park Slope. I know we've talked about the neighborhood a few times in other posts, but man, that neighborhood is so beautiful! I went into a brownstone that's being gutted and it was just incredible! I know you would be crazy to live in the whole thing, but what does a brownstone in the Slope go for these days? I want a stoop like that . . . it's like the Huxtables.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
You can go to Park Slope in google maps and actually activate the real estate feature. It'll tell you all the places that are on the neighborhood and for how much. I'm seeing brick townhouses for 1.2 mil.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@JenMac Park Slope is beautiful! It used to be considered quite the fancy neighborhood to live in back in the days. I can't really understand people who are snobs about only living in Manhattan when Brooklyn is so full of great areas. I want one of those brownstones too!
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I admit to being one of those snows, @DBlack. Well, maybe "snobs" isn't the right word, but I'd very much like to remain in Manhattan. It's more that I love to walk, and love so many Manhattan neighborhoods, and living in Manhattan means I can walk, say, from the UES to the East Village, or from the UWS to Battery Park, which is long but doable, and living in Brooklyn means it's far more difficult to just take a stroll, unless you wanted to go via bridges.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack Isn't it still quite the fancy neighborhood? Though I find myself hanging out in Boreum Hill a lot more than Park Slope lately.

Someone actually wrote a recent book about the snobbery of Park Slope - fictional, and it kind of looks like chick lit. Haven't read it, so I may be speculating a bit, but here it is: Prospect Park West by Amy Sohn http://www.amazon.com/Prospect-Park-West-Amy-Sohn/dp/1416577637
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac I too love the brownstones in Park Slope.. there are some stunning ones located near Prospect Park but I am sure they now cost over a few million dollars.
I love Brooklyn and its vibe but for the moment Manhattan is home.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK I saw that book prominently displayed at my local Park Slope Barnes and Noble. It does not look like a keeper.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I went to an excellent place on 5th and Carroll in Park Slope last night: Al Di La Trattoria. The cafeteria-style seating is a little weird, but it was still a good meal. It's small, so it's advisable to call first.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Every neighborhood in NYC is "snobby" in the sense that it has a distinctive culture and is mistrustful of outsiders - from Park Slope to the LES. It's just the way cities with so many different neighborhoods/cultures/etc work, I suppose - people group together. Not saying it's a good or bad thing; I'm sure whatever neighborhood we're in others might find "snobby" if they were visiting
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist I think of it more as a neighborhood pride kind of thing - I definitely wouldn't list Bushwick as a snobby neighborhood, but there is still that feeling of solidarity. A lot of people who have lived here forever don't seem to ever consider leaving.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist I think you're probably on to something - I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people don't really have to leave their neighborhoods for anything other than work. You can eat, drink, shop and play in your own neighborhood so it's hard not to grow to love a place when you get used to the things you like there.

@BroadwayBK I dunno. I have met some hipster kids who feel strongly about Bushwick, and in sort of a snobby-seeming way. Like they are proud to live in a place where Starbucks hasn't opened up shop. Maybe there is a thin line between pride and snobbery?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@Neversleeps, I agree with you on both fronts. The snobbery in LES is very different the the UES but it's definitely there. I think it morphs from pride into a sort of judgment against people who obviously don't live / function in your neighborhood. I had a lot more street cred in Williamsburg when I was dating a hipster than on my own with polo shirts :)
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@JenMac Yeah, it's weird, like and us and them mentality even though we are all part of the same city.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
What counts for UES cred, I don't know? Maybe getting a table at the front room at Park Avenue Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall without having to ask for it...
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Well, if all it takes is dating a guy with tight pants, then I guess I am bonafide in my hood! Phew! UES cred is having the people at Barney's and Masa know you, I feel. Or, maybe going into a really famous Vegan restaurant whilst flagrantly wearing a fur. Gross stereotype, but nevertheless.. . .
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
In SoHo it's the ability to balance on 9 inch heels.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac the vegan place of choice on the UES seems to be Candle 79 am sure fur wearers traipse in through its doors without a care in the world and youre so right about the street cred in the UES is having people know you at Barneys and Bergdorf's though access to the Harvard and the Yale private clubs also helps to add to your 'wow' factor.
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