Moving to the neighborhood- St marks Vandelrbelt

honeymoonx

moving to the neighborhood from SF. My Husband, two little girls and my dad, any info on the neighborhood, schools, food, yeahs and neahs just want to get alittle info from the locals.

thanks

roux42

Very nice! You'll like it!

veggiequeen

welcome! it's a fantastic neighborhood and i wouldn't live anywhere else.

if you search for these items (restaurants, etc.) in the prospect heights forum you should find a bunch of stuff.

honeymoonx

Subject: Thank you all. Does anyone have Kids and what about schools

I have a 3 year old so I need prechool info and a 6 year old so I need 1st grade info.

stacey

Subject: Re: Thank you all. Does anyone have Kids and what about scho

Honeymoonx wrote: I have a 3 year old so I need prechool info and a 6 year old so I need 1st grade info.

First let me welcome you to the neighborhood. You made a great choice because personally I feel this is the best neighborhood in Brooklyn

First will your 3 year old turn 4 before December 31st? If so then they will be eligible for full time pre-k in the NYC public schools. I only sent my son to pre-school part time because it was very expensive but you do have a variety to chose from. You might want to join the yahoo group for Prospect Heights Parents (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PHeightsParents/) or the Park Slope Parent group (sorry I dont have that address).

You are right up the block from PS 9 (Underhill between St. Marks and Bergen). My son is in the 5th grade there and has been there since pre-k. I really do love the school. It has been in a wonderful transition the past two years that the current principal (Ms. D'Avilar) has been at the helm. I would be more than happy to give you more info on the school and you can email me at stacey0768 at aol dot com.

As you might already know you are very close to the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, the Botanic Garden and the very gorgeous Prospect Park which also has a great farmers market every Sat morning. You are a 10 minute bus/car trip to Brooklyn Children's Museum which Im sure your children will love.

Right on Vanderbilt and St. Marks there is a bar called Soda which is very family friendly. They host Singing for Aardvarks (a children's sining group) on the weekends. You will find that most of the restaurants on Vanderbilt are child friendly.

medusa

The Park Slope Parents webpages are very helpful about preschools, daycare and whole host of other parenting issues. They also have recommendations for plumbers, electricians, lawyers, etc.

http://www.parkslopeparents.com/community/default.aspx

Another great resource about NYC schools is Inside Schools, a site that helps people make sense of the public school system.
http://www.insideschools.org/

honeymoonx

Subject: thank you soo much...

I am very excited about moving in. I love the neighborhood. I'm excited about propect park and I had a beer at Soda with my Husband, its nice to know that its familly freindly. I will check out the Links that you provided. I might go the private school route but I'm gonna look into all my options. Thank you again.

libbrooklyn

PH is the best neighborhood in Brooklyn! You made a good decision. and will enjoy.