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Have you ever been out to SI? Many areas of the North Shore have beautiful streets/areas of nice older homes in "garden" or "suburban" settings complete with Tudor style houses.
Livingston, New Brighton, Randall Manor, Westerleigh, Stapleton Heights
No, nor am I going to be. Are their overall collections as well planned? Or is it more like Riverdale or Jamaica Estates?
You are comparing the nicest block in Brooklyn to an immigrant block in Queens. The nicest homes in both boros are in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens. With Brooklyn Heights coming in at a close second.
I think those hipsters living in BK cannot afford the private schools. they are not like those ultra rich living in Manhattan. They will realize what a bad deal (bad schools) they are getting living in BK when they are ready to raise their kids
We have plenty of 40 something hipsters moving into my neighborhood to raise their children. Greenpoint has a very good elementary school system.
You sound bitter because Brooklyn is so much more desirable then Queens. I mean, seriously, is this what keeps you up at night?
No, nor am I going to be. Are their overall collections as well planned? Or is it more like Riverdale or Jamaica Estates?
Since have only ever been to Riverdale (and parts of Yonkers) will say the homes/areas on SI lean in that direction. That is they aren't usually planned communities, but streets where homes were built.
One thing to remember is large parts of the North Shore of SI were once "summer homes" for the rich from Manhattan, much like say Newport, RI, but not on that grand scale. When you consider the hills that rise south of Richmond Terrace and views of the Kill van Kull/New York harbor it makes sense. Not to mention it would be much cooler, something that is still true today.
I just don't get it when people make false claim like BK is much more desirable than QUeens. In what sense? QUeens has better schools, has better food, and is much safer. BK is desirable because it has more hipsters and COOLER? LOL
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We have plenty of 40 something hipsters moving into my neighborhood to raise their children. Greenpoint has a very good elementary school system.
You sound bitter because Brooklyn is so much more desirable then Queens. I mean, seriously, is this what keeps you up at night?
I just don't get it when people make false claim like BK is much more desirable than QUeens. In what sense? QUeens has better schools, has better food, and is much safer. BK is desirable because it has more hipsters and COOLER? LOL
Now you get it. I think the only other boro that can potentially compete with the former Brooklyn attitude would be The Bronx. Imagine going back to Nebraska and telling everyone that you're from The Bronx. How cool would that be. Thats right not Bronx, but The Bronx. Just don't get all worked up when row homes with crappy schools and pitbull poo lined streets in the Bronx go 7 figures.
I just don't get it when people make false claim like BK is much more desirable than QUeens. In what sense? QUeens has better schools, has better food, and is much safer. BK is desirable because it has more hipsters and COOLER? LOL
It just is more desirable, hence the real estate prices. My part of Brooklyn is probably one of the safest in both Brooklyn and Queens put together. We have tons of great restaurants. Our school is great. I'm not speaking for every single neighborhood in Brooklyn. There are some great neighborhoods in Queens as well. I am from living room to desk in 23 minutes so commute is another big thing. You keep calling Brooklyn unsafe. There are few and far between areas now that are unsafe. The same could be said for Queens. There are plenty of neighborhoods in Queens that are considered unsafe as well.
I'm not a transplant, and I'm the furthest thing from a hipster you can find. I just don't get your angst over this particular matter. Is it worth the high blood pressure. It's almost 5 p.m. I think you need a drink.
I just don't get it when people make false claim like BK is much more desirable than QUeens. In what sense? QUeens has better schools, has better food, and is much safer. BK is desirable because it has more hipsters and COOLER? LOL
Proximity to job employment centers is what it is. That's pretty direct. In a much more minor point, it's also having a larger secondary job employment center in Downtown Brooklyn/DUMBO than in LIC and with another smaller one in North Brooklyn to boot. Jobs matter and so do commutes.
Not sure about schools, but will debate better food. I think the two have different neighborhoods with different types of food. I like what's in Queens better, but I wouldn't be surprised if what's in Brooklyn is a better fit for other people's palettes. If anything, it's much more a neighborhood by neighborhood thing than a borough by borough thing.
[quote=OyCrumbler;46817463]Proximity to job employment centers is what it is. That's pretty direct. In a much more minor point, it's also having a larger secondary job employment center in Downtown Brooklyn/DUMBO than in LIC and with another smaller one in North Brooklyn to boot. Jobs matter and so do commutes.
Not sure about schools, but will debate better food. I think the two have different neighborhoods with different types of food. I like what's in Queens better, but I wouldn't be surprised if what's in Brooklyn is a better fit for other people's palettes. If anything, it's much more a neighborhood by neighborhood thing than a borough by borough thing.[/quote]
Why you claim BK is closer to job centers? BK is closer to downtown but Queens is closer to Midtown. Midtown is way bigger a job market than Downtown
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Proximity to job employment centers is what it is. That's pretty direct. In a much more minor point, it's also having a larger secondary job employment center in Downtown Brooklyn/DUMBO than in LIC and with another smaller one in North Brooklyn to boot. Jobs matter and so do commutes.
Not sure about schools, but will debate better food. I think the two have different neighborhoods with different types of food. I like what's in Queens better, but I wouldn't be surprised if what's in Brooklyn is a better fit for other people's palettes. If anything, it's much more a neighborhood by neighborhood thing than a borough by borough thing.
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