NYMag: PHeights in top ten best NYC neighborhoods

xlizellx wrote: Also, note that Prospect Heights is apparently bordered by Atlantic and Eastern and Flatbush and FRANKLIN according to the article. So our little section of Crown Heights/Crow Hill is included in the stats. Wonder how it helped/hurt the stats: More crime but lower costs?

Typical. That's what happens when you have articles written about New York neighborhoods by someone who moved here from Chicago a year ago.

NY Mag is stupid when it comes to real estate- I believe they are mostly full of shit. I back that up with Carnivore's comment.

scarlett wrote: Or maybe you're just pissed that my nabe is number one and yours aaaaaall the way at the bottom, whatchu.

Ha! Nah- I don't pay attention to those things- I know what I have, and don't need some stupid magazine to justify myself and make me feel worthy. :roll:

And as I was telling you yesterday, I'm sure I'd go broke and be twice as big of I lived in Park Slope with all the restaurants there. Just driving down 5th Ave makes me hungry!

Damn.... if not for the unaffordability Manhattan would eb the shit. I guess that's pretty obvious. But IDK... you can't put a price on proximity to work and safety. For me, after having lived on Nostrand, everything else is secondary

spinningpinwheel wrote: Am I the only one who thinks it's insane that they quoted $1675 as the average price for a two-bedroom? Where the hell did they get that stat, 2003? Even if stretching the border to Franklin, that's off by a long shot. You can barely find a true one-bedroom for that price nowadays.

I don't know anyone paying more than $1600 a month for a two bedroom.

spinningpinwheel wrote: For real? How long have they been in their apts? Where did they find them?

I'm currently looking and have found nothing like this, especially in real Prospect Heights (Washington & west of). I'm looking for at least a 1.5 bedroom for $1700 and it's almost non-existent. Take a look at Craigslist and local brokers. Yikes.

LOL...I meant stretching the border to Franklin.

But for the folks I know living in the real PH, they all rent in owner occupied Brownstones and have been there for years.

So...you've got a point! Good luck on your seach.

xlizellx wrote: I live west of Franklin in a 2 bedroom for 1200 a month....

Yes, Crown Heights (east of Washington) is less expensive.