Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I am going to be getting my graduate degree at SVA in Gramercy Park starting this fall and I was really wanting to live in Manhattan. I am expanding my options to Brooklyn and Queens, though. I am less familiar with these areas.
I have been seeing a lot of apartments on craigslist in my price range (under $1800 for Manhattan, under $1600 for out of Manhattan for a 1 bedroom or large studio) in PS and PH. I was wondering if all basically all the area surrounding the park is safe in which to live, or if there are certain boundaries you want to restrict yourself to.
I was thinking that next to the Franklin 2,3,4,5 would be good because it goes close to 21st/3rd which is where my school is. Or something along the F on the opposite side of the park and just walk from the F at 23rd.
As a side note I was also looking at Astoria and LIC because I have been hearing good things about those places, and their proximity to the city is nice.
The Franklin Avenue station on the 2,3,4,5 lines is a little too far east to be Prospect Heights--which is more properly located across Flatbush Avenue from Park Slope. The Heights will be less expensive than the Slope, although whatever amenities you might be looking for, you'll find them equally available from both neighborhoods. Prospect Heights also has a fast commute into Manhattan--you can pick up the 2 or 3 trains at Grand Army Plaza or Bergen Street, and the B or Q trains at 7th Avenue.
Before you consider anything, you should definitely pop over and walk around. It's a perfectly fine district (spoken by someone who once turned down a unit on Prospect Place, and has never stopped second guessing that decision!)
Prospect Heights really ends at Washington Avenue on the east. It gets a little seedier past Washington. The blocks in the northern part of the neighborhood also are a little iffy... very industrial (Bergen, Dean, Pacific). But the rest of the neighborhood is really great.
These days you should be able to find a 1-bedroom in real Prospect Heights, or even in Park Slope, for $1600. I have friends paying around that for a 1-bedroom at Garfield Place and 6th Avenue, which is pretty prime Park Slope, and you can get better deals further south.
Both nabes are really nice, with easy access to Prospect Park. If you live in P-Heights you can easily access the amenities in Park Slope. I've considered living in P-Heights and if I did, I would live as close to the park as possible.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
