LIC Hunters Point or Park Slope 4th Ave.

Choose life.

Long Island City, where though there's a waiting list for the Queensbridge Houses, LICC has a spare room.

HAHAHAHAHA!

if youve visited both of these areas, and need to ask, i have a bridge for sale

the kosciuszko....it's a beauty

I think both are great neighborhoods. Park Slope is probably a bit more built up since its been "booming" for quite some time now. One negative for me is how far it is from the city. Hunters Point is a really nice and quiet neighborhood that is beig more developed more each day. The proximity to the city is unbeatable. I dont think you could go wrong with either, but I personally like Hunters Point and will be moving there with in the next 1-2 months! I cant wait!

btw-for some reason alanhart and stevejhx spam all of the LIC boards. I wouldnt take them too seriously.

"btw-for some reason alanhart and stevejhx spam all of the LIC boards. I wouldnt take them too seriously."

ditto.

Park Slope is a fine neighborhood. It also have the better schools which is very important if you have a family with a few kids. The city have big plans to build a new Elementary and Middle/High School in Hunter's point right by the water. How long it will take for them to execute these plans is anyone's guess. In one of the recent community meetings, they spoke about getting these schools up by 2013.

If you work in Midtown, there's no question that LIC is the place to be. Your commute time is probably less than 20-30 minutes door to door.

How do the current school options for the fourth avenue condos compare to the hunter's point developments?

Hey Carol - my father went to Long Island City High, and my grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles all lived in various housing projects and private housing there.

I'm infinitely familiar with how beautiful it is.

HAHAHAHAHA!

In fact, I passed it by on the Long Island Railroad yesterday - on my way to MANHATTAN!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/realestate/27hunt.html?pagewanted=1&ref=realestate

"So they didn’t mind the location of Arris Lofts...."

With a beautiful view of the railyards!

To paraphrase Shakespeare: A dump by any other name would smell afoul.

NY Times editorial board says US Congress should take action on Long Island City:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/opinion/28mon2.html?ref=opinion

NEWTOWN, NEWTOWN, NEWTOWN!

If only your paddle didn't dissolve....

My wife and I looked in both of these neighborhoods last year but didn't like the new construction layouts and when prices dropped further were able to find something in more "prime" North Slope. Its all a matter of what is important to you

Pros LIC--short commute to midtown, nice views if you get them
Cons LIC--much less developed, not many restaurants or shops. If you are not between Vernon and the water, don't even bother IMHO, its not worth it. Also lots of inventory coming on the market if you think you will live there for a short period of time.

Pros 4th Ave--More restaurants, shopping, in addition to what is available on 5th Ave. There is also a decent par on 2nd street. While 4th is a bit undeveloped, the neighboring Avenus are and you would be able to take advantage of that.
Cons 4th Ave--Still has a commericial feel to it. Further from Manhattan, although not as far as you would think, Atlantic is one stop from Union and from there its 1 stop into Chinatown on the N or D.

lkat75-have you been to LIC since then? While there arent tons of restaurants and bars there are definitely more now then there was in the past. Even the past few months. And I wouldnt say you have to be btw Vernon and the water. Its a safe neighborhood and who doesnt walk a few blocks in ny?

Long Island City is in NY?

Since when?

i thought those were pushpoles--that explains why they were smoking

No, Kansas City is in Missouri.

Get out and walk around both neighborhoods at night--from 10 PM to 1 AM. Ideally a weeknight and a Saturday night.

Methinks that might help you decide.

Karla Harby
Charles Rutenberg Realty
kharby@crrnyc.com

park slope.

4th Avenue is not a nice avenue, it is ghetto urban and farther from the city than LIC. You basically are living one avenue south of a nice neighborhood. Furthermore the new development on 4th are ugly, cookie cutter boxes that look totally different from the CGI pictures. There's one beige one that looks like a nursing home slammed into a housing project and gave birth to a "luxury" condominium. The Argyle is a huge eyesore as well.

Not that there aren't problems with LIC, the middle income housing project is a big question mark and will block views of Manhattan from several buildings. The one subway (7 train) there is already heavily congested with commuters. And the nicer developments are very $$$ per SF.

Park Slope has far better areas than 4th ave. It's not gentrifying, there's too much car traffic on 4th to ever make it desirable.

We have been looking in Brooklyn mostly and just expanded are search to include LIC. There are some definite ways that LIC wins out, especially if you work in Midtown. In Park Slope it makes much more sense to pick a home closer to Prospect Park. It will win out in "suburb in the city" feel and quality of life over the more industrial feel of LIC.

I've visited both areas as well and felt both had a very different vibe. The only bldg that I would consider on 4th ave. is 500 fourth ave. In LIC I would stay away from bldgs by the Queens borough bridge. At the end of the day, it comes down to whether you prefer a quieter neighborhood with a quicker commute to midtown -LIC or if you prefer to be in a more developed neighborhood -PS.

If you plan on renting out your unit in the future, I would think PS has an advantage there..

thanks for everyone's opinions. In terms of rent, I think both areas are comparable..

Can anyone familiar with the neighbourhoods comment on the school and child activity options in each area? Many thanks-

Has anyone seen 401 8th Ave #53 in Park Slope? Listing is here: http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/534365-coop-401-8th-avenue-park-slope-brooklyn

Just wanted some thoughts.