Trailer Park Life in Crown Heights

xlizellx

http://nypost.com/2013/09/08/brooklyn-artist-rents-out-grungy-trailers-to-tourists/

"A Crown Heights woodworker has been renting out part of his warehouse as a trailer park for tourists to be able to experience the authentic Brooklyn trailer park life. The Post profiles artist Kellam Clark, who has been advertising the Dean Street campers on Airbnb since May. "After a few months, it became clear this is an experience people really enjoy," Clark told them. "They enjoy being close to and being a part of what New York is in their mind."

There are three campers (1954 Shasta trailer with a twin bed, a 1968 four-bed Shasta, and a four-person Avion trailer) and three rooms in the actual warehouse to rent. The trailers have a refrigerator and stove, but neither work. There’s one bathroom for all guests inside the warehouse. There's a peephole behind a mirror in the bathroom. We're sure there are some New Yorkers who would gladly pay top dollar for this experience as well.

It's also technically illegal—a judge ruled in May that Airbnb users are violating a state law prohibiting landlords from renting out apartments for fewer than 30 days. Which means if anyone asks, you have to say you are working on a project while there. It also means that watching normal TV programming isn't allowed (because "advertisements are like acid on the brain") and Clark and his fellow artists “reserve the right to be nude when it is not inappropriate."

The reviews have been mixed to say the least: one reviewer called it "the real Brooklyn experience," adding, "Even if the area and the first glance may give you a wrong impression, it is a great place to stay.” A Berlin tourist called it the worst night of her life. “We flew in terror after the first night. In the handout we received at the beginning we were asked not to open the door for the police — no matter what they say and how they would try to get in.”" - Gothamist

newguy88

That's totally the legit Brooklyn experience! Some artist doing something both crazy and creepy while charging for it! However I think that's more of a Williamsburg Brooklyn experience then a Crown Heights experience.

MOD

A shower and toilet are separated by a wall — with a peephole behind a mirror allowing public view.

“I would also suggest taking a towel into the shower area to cover the fisheye lens . . . unless having someone watching you take a shower is your thing,” one reviewer said.

8O :pale:

whynot_31

Should we combine this thread with the thread on the worst rooms available for rent?

http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/here-are-some-of-the-worst-rooms-for-rent-in-nyc

booklaw

No. I think this is so perversely horrific (or horrifically perverse) that it deserves its very own thread.

whynot_31

Here's the actual AirBnB post:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&q=cache:4XSsCPKPakAJ:https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/524964+trailer+park+crown+heights&gbv=2&ct=clnk

Most of the links are now dead:

Vintage Camper in Vibrant Area A/C in Brooklyn - Airbnb

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/524964 - Cached

$80.00

We have a charming 1954 Shasta Daisy Trailer parked in our gated courtyard. ... Camper/RV - Private room · Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States. 33.

Antique Trailer Near Barclays, AC in Brooklyn - Airbnb

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/989879 - Cached

$80.00

Here is a vintage Avion trailer, very large and lovingly decorated, nestled ... Camper/RV - Private room · Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States. 21.

Converted Warehouse by Prospect PK in Brooklyn - Airbnb

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/289130 - Cached

$80.00

Loft - Private room · Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States ... Move quickly through the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, down the main ...

Artists Loft near Barclays Center in Brooklyn - Airbnb

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/296882 - Cached

$80.00

Loft - Private room · Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States ..... does get hot but there is a/c in each of the rooms/trailers and big industrial fans throughout.

1968 Camper, Heart of Brooklyn A/C in Brooklyn - Airbnb

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/635697 - Cached

$80.00

Bed & Breakfast - Private room · Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States. 35 ... There are four beds, meaning the trailer can sleep up to eight people. It is a ...

The Facebook page is still up:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dean-Street-BB/123079851194154

pragmaticguy

I've never heard of a trailer park in Brooklyn so obviously there's no such thing is "trailer life" in Kings county. And frankly, if one is looking for a crappy hotel/motel experience they can find them in legitimate crappy hotels/motels along Atlantic Ave. in East New York. You wouldn't want to open the door there either.

stacey

He can start a business with this guy:

http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/brooklyn-man-converts-dumpster-into-home-517891500