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Yes you can be happy in brooklyn...
Some people here think you need a lot of money to live here(NYC), but that is not true.
It just depends what do you want.
Even if I make 250k, I would prefer to live in Bk and have more money and better life vs living in Manhattan and have less money, especially when I travel a lot (every year I go to Las Vegas).
Yep, it's possible. Bay Ridge is a great neighborhood. The public high schools are not the best but the lower grades are very good. Dyker Heights is nice but the commuting isn't the best. I take the express bus to lower Manhattan and lately my commute has been 35 minutes door to door. And there are so many parks and so much open space down by Shore Road. Yes, a lot of us are leaving because Brooklyn has changed from the place we all grew up. But people just coming here can still be very, very happy. I will say honestly that if you want to own a home - this isn't a good place to do it. The prices are insane and just not worth it.
I wouldn't live in Park Slope if you paid my rent.
If the good thing you heard about it was the park, then I guess that's still a good thing.
On a board similar to the one Henna posted someone told a story about how a woman chased her down to chastise her for crossing against the light in front of her child. I believe that slapping the mother hard would have taught the child a much more valuable lesson - don't talk to strangers.
It depends what kind of lifestyle you are looking for. When most people think middle class they expect certain things that NYC doesn't particurlary cater to. NYC just isn't a middle-class friendly place unfortunately.
I heartily recommend Bay Ridge. It's probably the solidly most middle-class neighborhood left in Brooklyn. The only issue is that it's not very convenient to Brooklyn College. If you're taking the subway to get there, there's no direct route. Park Slope, while pricier, would be a lot more convenient for getting to Flatbush.
The guy wants to move to Brooklyn. Why are you directing him to the burbs? You can live in the burbs anywhere in the country, they're all the same with some minor variations. There is only one city like ours though
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Originally Posted by ontheGtrain
Live on Long island and take the train into the city. Save yourself the drama and keep your car.
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