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st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill — Brooklynian

st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill

mymybrooklyn
mymybrooklyn
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Subject: st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill

i know there's a lot on this message board about st. john's between underhill and washington, but i'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the next block over (between underhill and plaza). it's seemed safe when i've visited, but i know the area by GAP can be a little deserted. thoughts, anyone?
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  • yamecita
    yamecita
    Jeeeeeeezus. Here we go again. This question needs to be added to the FAQs. It would go something like:

    a) don't move here if you're too scared
    b) if you do move here, LOCK YOU DOORS CUZ YOU GON DIE.

    (p.s. regulars - what else needs to be added?)
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    c. walk around on a friday night to see
    d. don't be drunk listening to an ipod
    e. avoid groups of bored intoxicated youth
    f. enjoy ice cream at Blue Marble and beer at sepia
  • em26
    em26
    GAP deserted when? :scratch: At night? People gotta sleep sometime.


    Seriously , that is a nice area. Congrats if you decide to get the place.




    Wait! There is this one guy......I hope you like bacon!! :wink:
  • doctorj
    doctorj
    g.) doesn't this thread belong in the non-existent Park Slope North forum?
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    h. you live near the meier bldg, get a cheap set of binoculars.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I live on that block. It's safe. But don't be retarded. Like anywhere.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Carnivore wrote: I live on that block. It's safe. But don't be retarded. Like anywhere.
    Corrected to conform:

    I. Live on that block. It's safe. But don't be retarded. Like anywhere.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I think I'm being won over to the scarlett camp.

    Whynot, you're gonna get voted off the island! :twisted:
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Scarlett loves me.

    (denial is a great defense)
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    GAP itself can be a little deserted at night, but I'm always surprised at how many people are walking on Plaza Street at almost any hour of the day, especially on the stretch between Vanderbilt and St. Johns.

    I live on Butler. The area feels pretty safe. Like Carnivore said, just keep your wits about you.
  • kick rocks!!!!
    kick rocks!!!!
    Been on this clock since '03. If I come home late, I get off at GAP stop and walk on the doorman side of the street. I've been doing that commute since '98 and have never had a problem strolling home in the wee hours of the morning. Other posters are correct, no ipod in your ears and keep your phone in your pocket. You'll be alright.
  • phrez
    phrez

    Subject: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
  • carnivore
    carnivore

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    PHrez wrote: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    That was on Washington, not the block the OP asked about.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    PHrez wrote: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    Carni's correct, and I do think that there's a big difference between St. John's between Plaza and Underhill and Underhill and Washington.
  • god
    god

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    Carnivore wrote: [quote=PHrez]http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    That was on Washington, not the block the OP asked about.

    What happened on Washington Ave. started on St Johns Pl. It's relevant to the question.
  • carnivore
    carnivore

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    GOD wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=PHrez]http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    That was on Washington, not the block the OP asked about.

    What happened on Washington Ave. started on St Johns Pl. It's relevant to the question.
    It didn't start on St Johns Pl between Plaza and Underhill, so again, not the block the OP asked about.
  • sunny
    sunny
    That block is relatively safe, as always use common sense and follow the tips above, particularly points 'c' through 'f'!

    If you're looking for stats this may help:
    http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map
  • mr. met
    mr. met

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    Carnivore wrote: [quote=GOD][quote=Carnivore][quote=PHrez]http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    That was on Washington, not the block the OP asked about.

    What happened on Washington Ave. started on St Johns Pl. It's relevant to the question.
    It didn't start on St Johns Pl between Plaza and Underhill, so again, not the block the OP asked about.

    so you don't think the OP would care because it's one block over?
  • carnivore
    carnivore

    Subject: Re: st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill

    mr. met wrote: so you don't think the OP would care because it's one block over?
    mymybrooklyn wrote: i know there's a lot on this message board about st. john's between underhill and washington, but i'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the next block over (between underhill and plaza).
    Reading comprehension FTW!
  • mr. met
    mr. met
    there was a murder there two days ago FTW
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    mr. met wrote: there was a murder there two days ago FTW
    No there wasn't. You fail again. There was a murder on a different block. There have been several murders on that block over the past few years, but there have been none between Underhill and Plaza. What the OP recognizes, but what somehow eludes you is that the two blocks are extremely different in terms of safety.
  • stacey
    stacey

    Subject: Re: st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill

    Carnivore wrote: FTW!
    You know I am reading this in another context besides "for the win" ;)
  • carnivore
    carnivore

    Subject: Re: st. john's b'twn plaza and underhill

    stacey wrote: [quote=Carnivore] FTW!
    You know I am reading this in another context besides "for the win" ;)
    Yeah, that's the 80's junkie context, not the 00's Internet context. :wink:
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Carnivore wrote:
    What the OP recognizes, but what somehow eludes you is that the two blocks are extremely different in terms of safety.
    ...and economics.
  • doctorj
    doctorj
    whynot_31 wrote: [quote=Carnivore]
    What the OP recognizes, but what somehow eludes you is that the two blocks are extremely different in terms of safety.
    ...and economics.

    And compass alignment. The kink at Underhill ensures that a high-powered rifle or assault weapon on the badass block couldn't take out anyone beyond the first building on the North side of the nicefolks block.
  • mr. met
    mr. met
    i was talking about the murders on washington and st. johns. i know where they were.

    forgive me and anyone else for thinking that this poster MIGHT be interested in murders that occurred one block over.

    keep regulating.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    mr. met wrote: i was talking about the murders on washington and st. johns. i know where they were.

    forgive me and anyone else for thinking that this poster MIGHT be interested in murders that occurred one block over.

    keep regulating.
    Keep repeating your answer to a question no one asked.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    mr. met wrote: i was talking about the murders on washington and st. johns. i know where they were.

    forgive me and anyone else for thinking that this poster MIGHT be interested in murders that occurred one block over.

    keep regulating.
    keep assuming that no one reads any other threads.
    ...maybe brooklyn back when, with one giant thread, is the way to go.

    (nope, it isn't)
  • mr. met
    mr. met
    haha wow
  • kick rocks!!!!
    kick rocks!!!!

    Subject: Re: 2 young men murdered in Brooklyn

    GOD wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=PHrez]http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6922775
    That was on Washington, not the block the OP asked about.

    What happened on Washington Ave. started on St Johns Pl. It's relevant to the question.

    BIG DIFFERENCE! For good, bad or ugly...the block of St.J's between Underhill and Plaza is quite nearly 100% gentrified and has been for nearly 10 years or so. To be honest, I prefer the block between Under/Wash because there are people who live a good part of their life out on the block, not locked up in their apts. on the internet. Nice people on both blocks though.
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