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So, I’ve narrowed it down to finding an apartment in either Flatbush or Boro Park. Can anyone share some comparative insights between the two neighborhooods? What can I look forward in these two wonderful yiddish places. How the two stack up in all areas.
TIA
Loads and loads of alternatives for 1)shuls of every type 2)glatt kosher meat, 2)kosher groceries, 3)kosher bakeries and 4)kosher pizza.
And, oh yeah… high rents.
BORO PARK!!! we have better chulent, we have more minyanim, and we have fewer goyim 😀
Essentially, there is no difference.
In BP, people will pass you by without saying hello.
In Flatbush, there is no one on the street, so no one will be saying hello.
Welcome to the ‘nabe!
What can you look forward to? Hours spent searching for a parking spot, avoiding drivers who don’t know what a red light is, crowded smelly streets, and overpriced housing.
More Yiddish in Boro Park, more Litvish and MO in Flatbush.
More dense housing and less parking in BP.
More kosher eateries in Flatbush.
what’s your budget? do you ahve friends and family or know someone in either area?
13th Avenue is in Borough Park, there is nothing really like it in Flatbush, its much more spread out
13th avenue is beginning to look like a banking center. tehre is actually one block that has four (4) banks on it.
Depends what type of crowd your interested in… more litvish or chassidish?? bp is more chassidish.
One thing that must be mentioned is the amount of G’machs, for everything you can think of, and the Gmach directory includes both neighborhoods and Kensington.
13th Avenue is in Borough Park, there is nothing really like it in Flatbush, its much more spread out
what’s Coney Island Avenue?
Most Boro Parkers:
have never been to a Major League baseball game; but they have a ‘far-tugs’ chavrusa;
have never tasted Cholov Stam; but often eat ‘shirayim’;
women wouldn’t be caught dead in a snood; but joyfully walk with 6+ kids in tow with the husband pushing the carriage.
Nevertheless, I’m sure there are exceptions both ways.
13th Avenue is in Borough Park, there is nothing really like it in Flatbush, its much more spread out
what’s Coney Island Avenue?
Its not the same as 13th Ave and neither is Avenue M or Avenue J.
13th Ave has a certain look and feel.
Other streets like 16th Ave have a feel, but not like 13th Ave
Coney Island has a better certain look and feel. ha
13th Avenue is bumper-to-bumper Jewish shopping, on both sides of the street, from 39th Street through 54th Street. 15 city blocks straight. That isn’t replicated elsewhere.
If you dont look/dress Chassidish or close, get ready to get “eyes” staring at you in BP.
In Flatbush everything goes.
it feels like mexico.
“More kosher eateries in Flatbush.”
O_O
13th Avenue:- This is a thing of the past. It is now the Raoul Wallenberg Way.
If you don’t own a car, live in BP, where a lot of things are within walking distance.
If you do possess a car, move to Flatbush wheren there’ll be more space to park you car, and distance shan’t be an impediment, in light of being able to drive around.
If you’re from Brooklyn, what’s up with the question.
If you’re not, chances are you’d hate both.
Boro Park is squishy.
personally i like b.p. better. it has more of a jewish feel. it matters.
If you come to BP you can visit me!! 🙂
LR – it matters because you are who you are. If the OP is one of those people it matters to you not to be around, it will matter to him, just the opposite way!
Logician – your feeling is because you are who you are.
If you’re an agressive driver who doesn’t need to park – choose Boro Park.
If you push a stroller into traffic to see if it’s safe to cross – choose Boro Park
If you like to double park – choose Boro Park
If you like to park in crosswalks and at hydrants – choose Boro Park.
Try Kensington or even better Ditmas Park. It’s like a suburb in NY and still close to everything. So peaceful.. such nice people!
If you like Judaism, choose Boro Park.
If you like to live among gentiles, don’t choose Boro Park.
If you like to pass a Makom Torah every 10 feet, choose Boro Park.
If you like to pass a makom tumah every 10 feet, don’t choose Boro Park.
sushe: What if I choose Yerushalayim? (Deviating from Boro Park vs. Flatbush for a minute.)
Choose it, by all means!
Okay. Just checking.
I narrow it down to- If you like saying good Shabbos to people- Flatbush. If you like getting glared at for saying good Shabbos to people- Boro park
If you tried Good Shabbosing everyone you passed on the way to shul in BP (and possibly Flatbush), your voice would be hoarse by time you got to shul after passing dozens and dozens of folks. And if your son (or anyone) was walking with you to shul, they wouldn’t be able to get a word in edgewise with you since you’d be too busy Good Shabbosing someone every 3 feet. Now wouldn’t that be ruder, and not to mention a lack of attention to your son?
Oh seriously, you’re not going to make this into an actual argument, are you?
Flatbush-Winter; BoroPark-Summer.
Not saying or responding to good shabbos is very rude anywhere.
You didn’t really think it wouldn’t turn into one, did you? That’s what we do here!
by the way youre all wrong…i cant walk 5 feet in boro park without having someone say gut shabbos to me. not so in flatbush unless its in your immediate neighborhood and they know you. well.
Yeah, well, it’s one of the dumber ones. Plus, this could be such a fun thread.
I live in Flatbush I have plenty of good Shabbos greetings. To some above posters have you ever tried being the one to initiate the good shabbos greeting?It definitely works both ways.
To Postal: unless you are very chasidish flatbush is much more appropriate as there are all types and all types of shules and rabbonim.Within many Shules there different types as well.
Bottom line if you are not chasidish you will not find yourself comfortable in Boro park. Additionally a wider range of schools and better transportation are in flatbush.
Mods, I’d like my subtitle to be “will say good Shabbos to you, and you better answer back!”
Much obliged
sushe – huh ? obviously. Was just making the very simple point that you can’t advise someone to live in BP because it has more of a certain feel, without knowing who they are, because if they’re a typical FB person, they will want the feel of FB.
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