most annoying thing about the slope

new construction and the way the city has allowed it to occur, esp. in south slope

the woman at the homeless shelter with the baby voice. (sorry, she makes me NUTS)

parking on sunday nights

2 bus routes on my narrow street

the 15th street subway station that ALWAYS smells like pee

the creepy pathmark

methodist hospital, a place i wouldn't trust ever

the prices at the farmer's market

steve wrote:
That's right where the hell am I supposed to get chopped liver and tounge. This neighborhood sucks! I'm moving to Boro Park, Oy Vey!

see, here's where you lose me... but i have a great kugel recipe i could share under a confidentiality agreement.

kensingtonmom wrote: children hating singles who live in a neighborhood that is KNOWN to be predominantly a "family" neighborhood and then complain about families and the mode of transportation that parents living in an urban area need to use to get their children around. SO tired.

People who congratulate themselves for not living in the suburbs, yet wish that people with the nerve to have children would move their inconvenient brats out to the suburbs, so the kids can grow up bored and frustrated there, then someday grow up and move to a city, where they can congratulate themselves for not living in the suburbs, yet wish that people with the nerve to have children...

linusvanpelt wrote: [quote=Flexichick]
Newcombers (less than 10 years)

I've lived in Park Slope for 14 years. Therefore, a newcomer is anyone who has lived in Park Slope for 13 years and 364 days or less. Everybody knows that.

I'm technically a newbie as I've been here 9 years (and 2 weeks)

I'm annoyed by both the child-and-stroller haters (did your parents keep you locked in the basement until you were 18?) and by the "watch me parent the way I'd run a corporation" mode of Park Slope competitive parenting.

Also:

the rats in the park;

the filth on the sidewalks;

restaurants that don't take reservations;

the F train, especially in mid-afternoon right after all the teenagers get out of school;

people who turn their front yards into illegal driveways;

people who steal flowers out of my garden;

the weather today;

and most of all, people who let their dogs pee on my fence! That is just so inconsiderate and rude. Besides that it goes through the fence and into my garden -- do you think I enjoy the smell of sun-warmed dog piss wafting through my open windows?

Almost forgot -- the Van Brunt post office and its employees.

Subject: Re: most annoying thing about the slope

rabblerouser wrote: gotta be the people. and it seems to be getting worse. must be the high cost of buying in to the nabe. folks feel like they're owed something.
crypto fascists dressed up like...

blah, blah, blah.

Why are we giving the Troll a platform?

And {name edited out by me to prevent a flame war} - you have to be the biggest fool on this board. Bring back the Karma ratings, I NEED to smite you.

least favorite thing:
the woman breastfeeding at two-boots.

Look, I'm not against public breastfeeding, and I know the kid's gotta eat, but there is just something kind of gross to me about doing it hunkered over a sausage pizza surrounded by other people on a Friday night.

JoanJettofArc wrote: least favorite thing:
the woman breastfeeding at two-boots.

Look, I'm not against public breastfeeding, and I know the kid's gotta eat, but there is just something kind of gross to me about doing it hunkered over a sausage pizza surrounded by other people on a Friday night.

See, I don't understand why anyone would eat in that place if you don't have kids. The food and service are both terrible, and it's filled with kids.

I have no problem with public breastfeeding of babies. Though I secretly think that a kid who is old enough to declare in full sentences that he wants to breastfeed is too old to be breastfed in public.

boyfriend is from new orleans. we thought we'd try it out.
next up, NoNo Kitchen!

I like Park Slope. A lot. I like the variety of places to eat, the people, the pretty damn clean streets, living on the park, running, biking in my nabe, walking up and down the streets looking at all the nice brownstones, especially the ones btw PPW and 8th that have the gas lanterns, and when it gets dark, I like to stroll around and look at peoples' creative entryways, I like the trees, especially along 3rd street, and the lack of constant sirens you get working in the city. I like going onto my rooftop at night and seeing the skyline all lit up, the Statue of Liberty, the Varazzano bridge at from a distance at night...
Sure, there are some things that are a pain in the ass and it is expensive, but this is my nabe, my favorite nabe in the city and I plan to stay a while. You guys sure bitch and moan a lot. Try living somewhere else (and I don't mean somewhere else in NYC). I've lived all over the US and the world, and I reeaaallly like Park Slope. Some people just don't know how good they have it.

kensingtonmom wrote: ... making the obvious statement of I hate double strollers. I hate triple strollers.

Speaking of which, I'm pretty stroller-aware and I had to google "triple strollers" to confirm that they actually existed.

I would have to imagine that the parents pushing them hate them as much as any pedestrian walking around them.

kosherdave wrote: I like Park Slope. A lot. I like the variety of places to eat, the people, the pretty damn clean streets, living on the park, running, biking in my nabe, walking up and down the streets looking at all the nice brownstones, especially the ones btw PPW and 8th that have the gas lanterns, and when it gets dark, I like to stroll around and look at peoples' creative entryways, I like the trees, especially along 3rd street, and the lack of constant sirens you get working in the city. I like going onto my rooftop at night and seeing the skyline all lit up, the Statue of Liberty, the Varazzano bridge at from a distance at night...
Sure, there are some things that are a pain in the ass and it is expensive, but this is my nabe, my favorite nabe in the city and I plan to stay a while. You guys sure bitch and moan a lot. Try living somewhere else (and I don't mean somewhere else in NYC). I've lived all over the US and the world, and I reeaaallly like Park Slope. Some people just don't know how good they have it.

I agree. My entire list was tongue in cheek. We need a tongue-in-cheek emoticon :!:

linusvanpelt wrote: [quote=kensingtonmom]children hating singles who live in a neighborhood that is KNOWN to be predominantly a "family" neighborhood and then complain about families and the mode of transportation that parents living in an urban area need to use to get their children around. SO tired.

People who congratulate themselves for not living in the suburbs, yet wish that people with the nerve to have children would move their inconvenient brats out to the suburbs, so the kids can grow up bored and frustrated there, then someday grow up and move to a city, where they can congratulate themselves for not living in the suburbs, yet wish that people with the nerve to have children...

Well done

i'm with dave and flexi, i love the slope.
best in the whole city.
absolutely love it.