Is Crown Heights On The Same Path As Park Slope?

whynot_31

I don't live "over there", but multiple walks with the brown mutt to the left has shown the area around the Children's Museum to be very nice.

The North-South Avenues aren't as nice, but even those are much better than a few years ago.

bobbybrummel

i miss living on new york ave.

nearnostrand

Crown Heights - especially the growing CHN historic district - not only boasts absolutely beautiful homes and old growth trees, but blocks that offer a real sense of place and community. I have had a home here for 6 years and I have grown to love my 'hood. I experienced some unfortunate situations early on, but no more than anyone else (well maybe that's a bit of a soft generalization because boy did we did get JACKED!) that moves into a neighborhood that is about to experience sudden change. Sure, Nostrand Avenue isn't pretty to look at, but, as opposed to Franklin, which just started to rebound a couple of years ago, Nostrand actually has had thriving businesses for a very long time (Please no drugs rolled up in the roti jokes) - whether certain types of people appreciate them or not. I'm not begging anyone to move east of that sacred (and oh so falsified) neighborhood dividing line called Franklin Avenue, though I will say that it is a mistake to assume that there is nothing of value to the east. There are beautiful blocks in Prospect Heights - but then there are others that terrify me. PH still has a little growing to do as well. At asking prices of 1.6 million and above, the scariest thing in PH should be parking tickets.

park place

nearnostrand wrote: Crown Heights - especially the growing CHN historic district - not only boasts absolutely beautiful homes and old growth trees, but blocks that offer a real sense of place and community. I have had a home here for 6 years and I have grown to love my 'hood. I experienced some unfortunate situations early on, but no more than anyone else (well maybe that's a bit of a soft generalization because boy did we did get JACKED!) that moves into a neighborhood that is about to experience sudden change. Sure, Nostrand Avenue isn't pretty to look at, but, as opposed to Franklin, which just started to rebound a couple of years ago, Nostrand actually has had thriving businesses for a very long time (Please no drugs rolled up in the roti jokes) - whether certain types of people appreciate them or not. I'm not begging anyone to move east of that sacred (and oh so falsified) neighborhood dividing line called Franklin Avenue, though I will say that it is a mistake to assume that there is nothing of value to the east. There are beautiful blocks in Prospect Heights - but then there are others that terrify me. PH still has a little growing to do as well. At asking prices of 1.6 million and above, the scariest thing in PH should be parking tickets.

Prospect Heights is coming back in a big way. Give it 5 or 6 years. The homes, the history, the sense of timeless elegance is reemerging. The architecture and the tree lined streets are lovely.

nearnostrand

Park Place wrote: [quote=nearnostrand]Crown Heights - especially the growing CHN historic district - not only boasts absolutely beautiful homes and old growth trees, but blocks that offer a real sense of place and community. I have had a home here for 6 years and I have grown to love my 'hood. I experienced some unfortunate situations early on, but no more than anyone else (well maybe that's a bit of a soft generalization because boy did we did get JACKED!) that moves into a neighborhood that is about to experience sudden change. Sure, Nostrand Avenue isn't pretty to look at, but, as opposed to Franklin, which just started to rebound a couple of years ago, Nostrand actually has had thriving businesses for a very long time (Please no drugs rolled up in the roti jokes) - whether certain types of people appreciate them or not. I'm not begging anyone to move east of that sacred (and oh so falsified) neighborhood dividing line called Franklin Avenue, though I will say that it is a mistake to assume that there is nothing of value to the east. There are beautiful blocks in Prospect Heights - but then there are others that terrify me. PH still has a little growing to do as well. At asking prices of 1.6 million and above, the scariest thing in PH should be parking tickets.

Prospect Heights is coming back in a big way. Give it 5 or 6 years. The homes, the history, the sense of timeless elegance is reemerging. The architecture and the tree lined streets are lovely.

Prospect Heights does have what you say. It also now has what used to actually be a part of "Crown Heights" as a part of its so called territory. 5 or 6 years is cool except for the fact that PH was supposed to have already come back. Maybe if you give us back or section of Crown Heights you'd be back by now. I'm just saying...

carnivore

nearnostrand wrote: Prospect Heights does have what you say. It also now has what used to actually be a part of "Crown Heights" as a part of its so called territory.

No it doesn't. :evil:

muddy

Hipsters ruin everything.

park place

Muddy wrote: Hipsters ruin everything.

No.

Hipsters bring money and money might not fix everything but it sure helps a lot more then trying to do it while being broke.

Money paints buildings, cleans neighborhoods and rebuilds infrastructure.

Ce careful; if the hipsters go you will not like the results.

capt. planet

Carnivore wrote: [quote=nearnostrand]Prospect Heights does have what you say. It also now has what used to actually be a part of "Crown Heights" as a part of its so called territory.

No it doesn't. :evil:
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jeffrey

And yet, the alien UFO will come with the Hale-Bopp and save us all!