"Small village feel in the big city"
What's great about Court Street: it's like living on Main Street in a small town. The people here are hip and young, for the most part. Mixed in with some eccentric old-timers, like my crazy Peruvian upstairs neighbors. The shops are great: trader Joe's on one corner, Barnes and Noble, a ton of little specialty shops. What's not so great: my building's old and the rent is way way too high. The area is beautiful and attracts yuppies, so I don't think rents are going low any time soon.