People Would Rather Sleep With Brooklynites Than Manhattanites

Good news for the lovelorn -- Brooklyn singles are the most desirable in all five boroughs! Or at least among singles who are on match.com. According to the results of an online survey released by the site last week, people in Manhattan are 3% more interested in dating someone in Brooklyn than the other way around. Unfortunately, the site did not ask respondents to identify why they prefer Brooklynites - so we'll have to come up with our own theories. Here are mine - feel free to offer up others...

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Bored to Death Season 3 to Take Place Entirely on Coney Island

When my rockin' FIPS editor asked me to write up a little blurb on the trailer for the forthcoming third season of Bored to Death I thought, "Great! I'll just write up a list of all the Brooklyn locations therein and challenge readers to find them all!" Unfortunately that idea died faster than one go round on the Cyclone -- there's only one location and zero clips of the upcoming season. We do have some inkling of what's in store, though. It's already known that George Christopher, much like his (presumed) real life counterpart,  will be making the move from magazine editor to restaurateur this season and we might also assume the restaurant is doomed to fail, as Ted Danson is moving to CSI come September...

Top Ten Ways to "go it alone" in Park Slope

Lest anyone think this is going to be one of those underhandedly positive "tips for singles" articles (my favorite is here - like I needed to be told not to buy a pound of fresh basil when I was single) or some sort of Oprah-esque treatise on the value of "me time" don't worry, it won't be. This is entirely about the pure, unadulterated, (sometimes misanthropic) joy of spending time by oneself. With that, here are my 10 favorite things to do solo in the Slope...

#10 - Go to a diner and read the paper. My diner of choice is the Park Cafe on 7th Ave at Union - mainly because I've never waited for a table but also because they have more kinds of pancakes than anywhere else I've been in the 'nabe.

#9 - Drink Alone Sometimes you want to go where no one knows your name, or talks to you, or even looks directly at you. O'Connors is my favorite place to have a drink alone. It's dive-y, cheap and usually quiet. The experience is downright meditative.

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Party Barges, Bridges and Oysters: Welcome to the Gowanus of the Future

Imagine by Gowanus By Design

Confession: I'm moving to Gowanus. And even though I found a beautiful apartment, ponied up a giant brokers fee and signed a lease - I still toss and turn with ambivalence most nights. The first thing out of my mouth after I tell people I'm moving to the area is "do you think I made a mistake?" With that in mind, I made an eager study of the winners and finalists in the recent design competition sponsored by Carroll Gardens based non-profit, Gowanus by Design. Entries came from nearly 200 urban planners and designers around the world -- and while none are likely to be realized, I found it incredibly heartening that people in such far flunch locales as Brazil and Finland might take an interest in my soon-to-be little slice of Brooklyn! 

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Too Cool for Pre-Preschool

Jezebel wants to know if your baby has bad taste. Apparently this has become a concern for some ultra hip parents. Isn't it more likely though that, if you're baby seems less cool than you than they actually might in fact be *more* cool? I mean, if someone whose age is still defined in months is exhibiting strong preferences for particular tv shows, fashions or food trucks more power to them, right? Unless "cool parents" are threatened by that sort of precociousness and take it out on their children by publicly lamenting how conventional their tastes are.....hm. I guess it's a  good thing that casually referring to your therapist never goes out of style.