Curbed ran a listing from a Craigslist rental listing about Park Slope. The listing, they thought, showed real literary flair. Later, they were tipped off by a commenter that the words were ripped off from a Village Voice Feb. 2005 profile on the Slope. It’s still a nice piece of descriptive writing. And I love the mention of the cat, who sits on top of the copy machine at Park Slope Copy. What about the lizard at Community Books. Hey, isn’t there a lizard in a tank in the window at Park Slope Copy, too. For $2000/month, you want local color- this neighborhood has local color up the wazoo.
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Park Slope is an easy introduction to New York, a slice of Brooklyn where cats curl up on copy machines and young couples stroll arm in arm, bundled in scarves knitted for each other. No wonder As Good As It Gets was filmed here. $2000 / 2br – Two Bedroom Apartment Located on 7th Ave/President St… [CL]
Love these last 2 posts! Ah, the local color.
While walking my dog on PPW the other day, overheard this:
Girl talking loudly on cellphone: “And the apartment’s ok but they need to fix the mailbox before I’ll sign anything…”
Totally normal looking guy walking by: “Die, yuppie scum! Go Home!”
Um, hello? You’re in Park Slope. Like, who are you, Iggy Pop? Can’t you just get over trying to be “hardcore” and admit that we all love it here, because it is beautiful and friendly and safe and interesting? And Slope-tastic?
Sheesh.