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Thanx,
I'll give it a try with my next monthly MTA card, maybe couple the trip with the Cloisters.
The prices at the Union Square market are NUTS.
Yeah, paying $10 for a dozen eggs at Union Square was a real turn-off, not to mention the amped up clientele. This market is more laid back and friendly. If you can get blackfish at the fish monger, I highly recommend it. Also called tautog. It's native in the Atlantic this time of year and feeds on crab and mussels. Also, heirloom tomatoes for $2-3 / pound. And a really wonderful cheese monger. I'd recommend a walk around Inwood Hill Park and maybe brunch at the Indian Road Cafe if you want to make a trip of it.
I agree with both of you. There seems to be more upside for Inwood, but also a little more risk because of quality of life issues and the overall ups and downs of Manhattan real estate. I feel like Riverdale would definitely be a safer, though maybe more boring, investment.
Just based on aesthetics, I actually prefer Inwood. Inwood seems to have a lot more late deco-style buildings, which I prefer, whereas Riverdale has more 60s-era high-rises.
Riverdale has a mixture of styles of buildings, some dating back to the 1920s... Take a walk through the estate area or even outside of that and you can see for yourself. As for investment, that really depends on what you want. If you care a lot about dollar appreciation, then perhaps Inwood would make sense, west of Broadway as others have said. If you want a more quiet, family style oriented neighborhood, that is safe, Riverdale wins easily, whether you drive or use public transport. I can see why you would consider Inwood. I considered moving there myself. The neighborhood near the Cloisters is especially charming.
As a realtor who works both areas I prefer Inwood to Riverdale for many reasons, but I believe you will have a higher return in 5 years in Riverdale. Prices are still off by as much as 1/3 from the peak which occurred around 2006 and still has some catch-up which will happen in time if the market continues. There's still tremendous value there. Inwood has already surpassed the 2008 peak prices and while it can still go higher, I believe you will not have the same return in the long run as you would in Riverdale.
Better late than never...going to the Isham St. Greenmarket this morning.
(We've got $20 worth of coupons to use up. Some senior centers gave them out)
Haven't been to Inwood in 10 years, since friend moved to Riverdale. (He lived on Cooper Street so I know right where the market is.)
Isham Greenmarket a bust.
Same prices or higher than Union Square...we bought nothing.
Example: Plain yellow onions: ALL stands were exactly $1.50 a pound. Last week we got 3 lbs/$1 at ALDI'S.
Tomatoes started at $3 a pound and at best were half light pink.
Nice cheeses started at $22/lb.
Bay and sea scallops $20/lb. and up.
Cauliflowers were $4.
All winter squashes $1.50/lb.
All apples of any kind at any stand: $1.50 a pound.
I noticed that Union Square had a LITTLE competition among vendors, not so in Inwood, tight price fixing.
So what we got was a nice walk in Inwood and Isham parks. I looked for some wild mushrooms in the park...not a single one. (Probably the venders picked them all and are selling them for $40.)
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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