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I've never been there, but I've frequently heard good things about the place. And this weekend, there's a positive article in the July 22 Real Estate section of the NY Times. I would greatly appreciate the opinion especially of those who actually live in Greenpoint.
I have for the last year. I like it but I've avoided getting too attached, for reasons that should be obvious from that Times article. I hope it turns out to be wrong.
If what's described in that article appeals to you, I guess now's the time to get in.
I rode my bike there today for the first time. I thought is was nice. It is old, but all the streets looked good. I was near Manhattan Ave, Java Street, McGuniess. McCarren park, it looked nice to me.
I dunno what Greenpoint has become but it used to be a Polish neighborhood with a liberal sprinkling of Spanish for good measure. I used to work at the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center on the end of Manhatten Ave. I would walk from LIC over the Pulaski Bridge. I always liked the neighborhood and have never had better kielbasa ever than I did in GP.
I have for the last year. I like it but I've avoided getting too attached, for reasons that should be obvious from that Times article. I hope it turns out to be wrong.
If what's described in that article appeals to you, I guess now's the time to get in.
Greenpoint has been gentrifying for a few years now. I had a Polish friend back in high school that really disliked the increasing hipster presence in the area. We had both seen what was happening to Astoria.
Greenpoint has been gentrifying for a few years now. I had a Polish friend back in high school that really disliked the increasing hipster presence in the area. We had both seen what was happening to Astoria.
I used to live in Astoria and LIC in the 90s. Back then Vernon-Jackson Blvds were a working class neighborhood that had a post industrial feel to it. Astoria was still very family oriented. My stepson went to PS85. I loved Greenpoint the way it used to be. It had the right amount of grit but wasn't a bad area by a long shot. It had a nice mix of Puerto Rican and Polish. There were several Bodegas on Manhattan Ave where you could get Spanish coffee and Cuban sandwiches. You walk a few blocks and find mom and pop Polish Restaurants that were second to none.
I worked in the area the past year by the Nassau Ave stop on the G. While the area has changed, at night it becomes like Williamsburg because of all of the bars and clubs popping up. It's not unheard of to see beer bottles and vomit on the street on a Saturday or Sunday morning when going for the long line at brunch.
Rent has been steadily rising, but really the area is just becoming an extension of Williamsburg. The downside is also that the only train in the area is the G unless you want to walk or take a bus to the L train or over the Pulaski to the 7 or N trains.
I worked in the area the past year by the Nassau Ave stop on the G.
Ha, I used to hang out at The Turkey's Nest on Bedford Ave at 12 st. Have staggered many times over to the G to get back to LIC. Back then The Turkey's Nest was a rowdy neighborhood bar, loaded with working class stiffs like myself. Was a fun place.
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