So how are the “Main Streets” in Brooklyn doing post Wall Street mayhem. The Daily News does a round up of various areas, including Park Slope. From the NY Daily News:

PARK SLOPE: “This neighborhood is kind of in a bubble.”

Park Slope’s Seventh Ave. is a rare island of stability in Brooklyn. Although well-to-do residents have become more cautious spenders, local fashionistas with money still splurge on trendy clothes and facials, merchants said.
“Women like to feel good [and] they like to look good. They may come in less now, but they still come in. It’s a more upscale neighborhood,” said Frajean Spa owner Jean Sopinko.
John Ciferni, who owns Tarzian Hardware, said he’s seen 5% bump since last year – in part due to economic woes. “In the past couple years people were paying contractors to come in . . . and now they’re doing it themselves,” he said.
And Good Footing Adventure owner Jose Alvarez offered a simpler explanation: “This neighborhood is kind of in a bubble,” he said. “People here are very stable moneywise.”