Park Slope fans might recall the discussion way back about whether there is a Park Slope in other towns like Boston. Well, someone on Park Slope Parents is now asking whether there is a Park Slope in Park Slope or, rather, whether the Park Slope of 25 years ago still exists anywhere:
Hello, A while back there was a very long thread about the “Park Slope of Boston, Park Slope of Philadelphia” etc. Well, I am wondering if there is a Park Slope of 25 years ago. Mainly I am looking for all the wonderful things about Park Slope that exist now (and 25 and so on) years ago, at a lower income bracket! I would also love to hear about neighborhoods that have older people, people with and without children, single people. Anyone know of such a place?
Here’s one response and it involves…Windsor Terrace:
I grew up in Park Slope and could not afford to buy there when we house searched. I lived in a Landmark Townhouse on a name block, so buying my family out was out of the question, so we sold and split in 2005, and we moved to Windsor Terrace. Up here is really like the PS I grew up in and is very close to PS. I spent a lot of time in WT growing up, and know more people here compared to just about no one I knew 25 years ago in PS. We did not have to change my daughter’s PS school, our bank, or really anything after the move. Most of our new friendships developed after my child was born live in South Slope, so I am now closer to them up here than I was in the North Slope. This neighborhood has all the qualities you mentioned and more. Street parking is available also. Real Estate is getting steep, but still way more affordable than PS.
Also, someone mentions Albany. Yes, the one upstate.
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1 Mare // Sep 15, 2008 at 10:09 am
I can name quite a few neighborhoods that feel like Park Slope circa 1988 :
Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, Kensington, Brooklyn College area in terms of intergenerational vibe, affordable housing and decent schools. Crown Heights could be in this mix, but the schools are still questionable.
If you’re looking for more liberal and artsy enclaves, try Clinton Hill, Bushwick, Red Hook/Columbia Street and Far Rockaway.