Best things about Greenwood Heights/South Slope?

Subject: Re: my 2 cents

lostingreenwoodhts wrote: filmlover44, Yer in the "no man's/woman's land" between the South Slope and GWH...as far as my thoughts on stats and POV on my 'nabe, here's the info glommed via another thread and PM (name's withheld, of ourse )

Overall safety:
Follow this link: http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/cm/CityMap.htm and type in your soon-to be address. Do a search on safety & welfare. You'll get all the stats, which are very low. Having lived in Brooklyn for 20 years, I have never found a safer feeling nabe. Mad up of mostly working class and middle income families, everyone generally watches out for one another. While recent overdevelopment in the area (mostly condos) has created some "dark blocks" due to construction sites, but my wife and I can walk around the area at all times of the day or nite (even late night). It is a fairly quiet and low key area, considering it's proximity to Park Slope and the City.

Grocery shopping:
We show at a myriad of small mom & pop grocery stores and vegetable stands along 5th Ave in GWH. There is Eagle Provisions a medium sized Polish run grocery store which has great food (depending on your tastes). We do have a car, so we can drive to 9th Street (between 5th/6th Aves), though an easy walk, to Steve's C-Town (a local Brooklyn grocery chain). There is a large Pathmark grocery store next to the Lowes within a 10 min drive and there's a COSCO 10 mins away. Shopping's pretty diverse since we have a large mix of Italian, Polish, Mexican and South American folks...and us artist types/middle income white folks like myself. True melting pot.

So depending on you need to either walk or drive, you should be fine. Walking into Park Slope proper, you hit the main Slope after crossing the Expressway (5-10 min walk) opens up a whole other world of shopping opportunities (food, kids stuff, clothes, Barnes & Noble, restaurants, etc.)

Kid stuff:
My wife and I do not have kids, but there are several play grounds near by and you are a quick 10 min walk to Prospect Park with TONS of activities. Park Slope (which some folks would consider Greenwood Hts. part of...grrr!) is extremely "kid-friendly" where many couples move to raise a family.

Length of commute to the city/prospect park/shopping:
Prospect Park and Shopping are above. Commute to the City depends on where you work. Options are the R/M or F train lines, where you can switch to many of the other lines within a few stops. The closest to us is the 25th St. (at 4th Ave) R/M train stop. From there, with a switch to a D/N express at Pacific St. (4 stops away), I can be at 14th St. within 20 mins. Wall Street/downtown even less. Midtown, depending if you need to change trains, can be anywhere from 25-45 mins. If you give me a location, I can let you know better. The R/M line is less than a 5 min walk from where you'll be.

How far is the nearest metro station:
See above and use the nyc.gov map

Is Green-Wood Cemetery freaky - or is it more like a park???
Part of the reason my wife and I bought here was the Green-Wood Cemetery. (we live on 23rd St across from it Wink ). We also are their graphic design studio, so I am biased. Home to some of the most famous NYers, it's 478+ acres of BEAUTIFUL trees, flowers, architecture and monuments. Now, it's a cemetery, so spookiness is in the eye of the beholder. My wife and I take our cardio walks in there 2-3 times a week. It has become a very trendy destination recently. Green-Wood offers many public cultural events such as walking tours, book events, concerts, etc. Better than Prospect Park in my book. If you'd like more info, I can e-mail you their newsletters.

Totally safe for long walks, though you may not see another soul (pun intended) since it is so large). And since it's the highest point in Bklyn, great views of the City and area.

Now, how about all that sh*t?

Anyone else?