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Hi,
I am currently searching for apartments in Brooklyn due to a new job position. I found an apartment in Docrchester Road, Flatbush and will be going to see the place this weekend. Before I go I have been trying to research the area myself. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with the area? Is it good? Bad? my work schedule will be pretty long hours at the hospital which would have me leave and drive back the the apartment very early and very late at night. Is the area safe? Thanks.
You need to go take a look for yourself and walk around, get a feel for the neighborhood.
Be careful taking advice from this forum, several don't leave their home and just sit behind a computer all day reading articles from nypost or just remember how a neighborhood was 20 years ago.
Flatbush is forever changed, I've seen it blossom in the last 5 years. There are a few blocks here and there where you wouldn't want to walk by late at night, such as clarkson and 95th. Otherwise it's going through some real nice gentrification right now, with many beautiful condo's set to open soon.
You've been on Dorchester Road lately? How well do you know that particular part of Flatbush? 95th and Clarkson is East Flatbush, not Flatbush. Totally different. How often do you get out?
OP, Midwood is a safer neighborhood and possibly you can find something within walking distance of your job (saving money on public transportation). You'll be no more than a few train stops away for nightlife.
Stop giving this transplant native advice.
OP said they own a car so no public transportation needed.
Really?? I was hoping that the street parking wouldn’t be that bad Lolol . Driving to the hospital would be easier for me. But I will have to think it over if I like the place and area.
Really?? I was hoping that the street parking wouldn’t be that bad Lolol . Driving to the hospital would be easier for me. But I will have to think it over if I like the place and area.
Thats y I am saying go with Midwood, ditch the car, I live in Queens thats y I got a car, and mine is paid off with off street parking. In Brooklyn I would not own a car unless I had a driveway or an off street parking spot. The entire borough of Brooklyn that goes for. If I had a family in Brooklyn I would be paying the hundreds a month for a spot.
I know Brooklyn like the back of my hand - Flatbush will always have a problem with parking. Its a dense residential neighborhood, those blocks have buildings going for blocks, very few have garages, down like on East 21st, parking is a str8 nightmare
most of those buildings were built before cars really came out.....
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You've been on Dorchester Road lately? How well do you know that particular part of Flatbush? 95th and Clarkson is East Flatbush, not Flatbush. Totally different. How often do you get out?
OP, Midwood is a safer neighborhood and possibly you can find something within walking distance of your job (saving money on public transportation). You'll be no more than a few train stops away for nightlife.
Stop giving this transplant native advice.
Yes, I drive and cycle by dorchester regularly, when is the last time you've stepped foot in Flatbush?
I get out as often as any working and physically active New Yorker...
OP, midwood is a waste of commute to Flatbush.
If you were to google map and take a walk through Dorchester, you would realize it's borderline Ditmas park/Flathbush. Ditmas park is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in this part of Brooklyn, even more than Midwood, those colonial homes average anywhere from 1-2 million. It's also just as pleasant if not even nicer than Queens.
If you mention a country like Colombia, most people will tell you not to go there because of the history. However, it's one of the most developed, safest and beautiful latin countries I've ever been to.
I guess that's what happened to Flatbush, naive people will tell you not to step foot because of its history, without having been there recently.
Please experience the neighborhood for yourself.
I own a car, I pay for parking both at work and at home, I enjoy MTA outside of rush hour.
Parking in both Flatbush and mid wood is going to be a huge hassle. This is why most of the homes there have driveways.
The deeper in Brooklyn, everybody has cars.
Find a building with Parking
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