Which areas of Park Slope are less desirable? (Windsor, Greenwood: houses, neighborhoods)
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Which parts of Park Slope are less 'desirable'? I've heard some of the bordering areas are a little sketchy, so if anyone could give me an idea where these borders lie, that would be very helpful. Thx!
Here's a general rule of thumb for Park Slope: the farther down the slope you go, the less desirable it is. Or, if you want to look at it the other way, the closer you get to Prospect Park, the more desirable (and expensive!) it gets.
West of Fifth Avenue has a much more working class feel. Once you get to Fourth Avenue, you know you're not in Park Slope anymore. Like Fred has said, the more desirable areas are northern and western Park Slope.
There are no dangerous parts of Park Slope itself, defined as the area bounded by 4th Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, Prospect Park to the east, and 15th Street-ish to the south. However, the further south you get, the less fancy it gets. By the time you get to the teens, there are fewer brownstones and more frame houses and brick rowhouses. Also, 5th Avenue is generally great, but gets a little seedy looking near flatbush, and 4th Avenue itself is a busy and pretty ugly thoroughfare -- but again, not dangerous.
The definition of "Park Slope" gets stretched down to 25th Street by realtors quite frequently. If you see something that says "Park Slope South" or something, this is what they mean usually. This area is also known as Greenwood Heights. It's a little dingier and a little more isolated, but again, not unsafe. There is also some cool stuff springing up down there in the way of bars and restaurants. Anything past 25th Street is honestly Sunset Park, which is not a bad neighborhood but really is an entirely different area from Park Slope. Also, they'll call stuff near 3rd Avenue "Park Slope" -- really, it's Gowanus. It gets more industrial over there -- but, yet again, not particularly dangerous, though isolated sometimes. Check it out for yourself.
West of Fifth Avenue has a much more working class feel. Once you get to Fourth Avenue, you know you're not in Park Slope anymore. Like Fred has said, the more desirable areas are northern and western Park Slope.
There are no dangerous parts of Park Slope itself, defined as the area bounded by 4th Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, Prospect Park to the east, and 15th Street-ish to the south. However, the further south you get, the less fancy it gets. By the time you get to the teens, there are fewer brownstones and more frame houses and brick rowhouses. Also, 5th Avenue is generally great, but gets a little seedy looking near flatbush, and 4th Avenue itself is a busy and pretty ugly thoroughfare -- but again, not dangerous.
The definition of "Park Slope" gets stretched down to 25th Street by realtors quite frequently. If you see something that says "Park Slope South" or something, this is what they mean usually. This area is also known as Greenwood Heights. It's a little dingier and a little more isolated, but again, not unsafe. There is also some cool stuff springing up down there in the way of bars and restaurants. Anything past 25th Street is honestly Sunset Park, which is not a bad neighborhood but really is an entirely different area from Park Slope. Also, they'll call stuff near 3rd Avenue "Park Slope" -- really, it's Gowanus. It gets more industrial over there -- but, yet again, not particularly dangerous, though isolated sometimes. Check it out for yourself.
Boundaries......
North.....Flatbush Avenue
West.....Fourth Avenue
East......Prospect Park, or Prospect Park West
South....Prospect Expressway
North.....Flatbush Avenue
West.....Fourth Avenue
East......Prospect Park, or Prospect Park West
South....Prospect Expressway
Depends... the recent rezoning ends at 15th Street to the south. To me, it makes sense to draw the line there, since Prospect Park West south of 15th Street is definitely Windsor Terrace and is no longer Park Slope.
But these are the kind of asinine neighborhood-boundary arguments that I should know better than to start..
Depends... the recent rezoning ends at 15th Street to the south. To me, it makes sense to draw the line there, since Prospect Park West south of 15th Street is definitely Windsor Terrace and is no longer Park Slope.
But these are the kind of asinine neighborhood-boundary arguments that I should know better than to start..
The most desirable part of Park Slope (and the highest rents) is the northeastern part, especially near Grand Army Plaza.
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