Howdy! (new member)

rawb

Howdy all!

I've been lurking here for a month or so and am finally moving into the area. (near Classon) I guess I've got two questions =]

1) Am I even in Prospect Heights? ::flails:: Or am I in Crown Heights? I read one post which said something like "its different west of washington than east of franklin", but that says nothing about what seems to be the no-man's land between the two! What neighborhood am I in?! Is my area so bad that no one wants to claim us? I feel so alone! ::dramatic sniffle::

2) Do you all do a monthly gathering at a bar or restaurant or anything? Or is this mostly interweb / internets only?

And just to insert myself into the demographic / gentry warfare that Brooklyn (or maybe just these boards?) seems to undergo every so often, I'll include the following: I'm 23, coming from Staten Island where I lived almost all of my life, a recent college grad from RIT, working from home as a computer programmer for some decent-sized company with no office in NYC.

I don't know if that makes me the enemy to some of you, but if it does... ... ... I got nothin =/

Anyway, Howdy!

- Rob

carnivore

Subject: Re: Howdy! (new member)

rawb wrote: Howdy all!

I've been lurking here for a month or so and am finally moving into the area. (near Classon) I guess I've got two questions =]

1) Am I even in Prospect Heights? ::flails:: Or am I in Crown Heights? I read one post which said something like "its different west of washington than east of franklin", but that says nothing about what seems to be the no-man's land between the two! What neighborhood am I in?! Is my area so bad that no one wants to claim us? I feel so alone! ::dramatic sniffle::

2) Do you all do a monthly gathering at a bar or restaurant or anything? Or is this mostly interweb / internets only?

And just to insert myself into the demographic / gentry warfare that Brooklyn (or maybe just these boards?) seems to undergo every so often, I'll include the following: I'm 23, coming from Staten Island where I lived almost all of my life, a recent college grad from RIT, working from home as a computer programmer for some decent-sized company with no office in NYC.

I don't know if that makes me the enemy to some of you, but if it does... ... ... I got nothin =/

Anyway, Howdy!

- Rob

Welcome to the boards and the neighborhood, Rob!

You live in Crown Heights.

alafairnadia

and we do periodically meet up - lots of folk in your part of the 'hood. there's a park slope meetup in a few weeks, but I'm considering doing a "wait what - who else is around for t'giving" meetup at soda on thursday night.

jack krohn

Welcome to the neighborhood.

I'd say you live in Prospect Heights, but there is always disagreement on where the border is. Hell, who cares? Have a beer and settle in for the fun.

carnivore

The Encyclopedia of the City of New York (the definitive reference for all things NYC) says the border is Washington Ave.

mattyblunt

i always thought the border was classon...

carnivore

mattyblunt wrote: i always thought the border was classon...

A common misconception that the real estate brokers encourage.

breatheeasy

yes, the border (from all that I've gathered, since I moved here) is definitely Washington. And if you ask me, you can clearly see the border as you walk from say Vanderbuilt to Classon. But I live on Classon, and I love it here -- but I know your confusion about noman's land!! Haha I had the same trouble, people said washington+ was prospect heights, but franklin (or bedford)+ was crown heights. And yes, I was told in ads that where I am was prospect heights, heh.

but anyway, you're in crown heights, right next to prospect heights and not far from park slope and ft. greene and the park - I love it, we've got everything. welcome to the neighborhood!