BLOCK-OFF! 5th Ave [btwn 15th & 14th] vs. 5th Ave [btwn 14th & 13th]

In my efforts to review every single block of Park Slope, I’ve decided to start by working my way down 5th Ave, 7th Ave’s drunker, sluttier cousin.

Today we’re pitting 5th Avenue from 15th Street to 14th Street against 5th Avenue from 14th Street to 13th Street by superficially & off-handedly judging their collective block merits. At the end, only one block will be left standing & that block will win the coveted BEST DAMN SLOPE BLOCK ON THE BLOCK award…let the unscientific judging begin!

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Park Slope Border Argument Totally Solved; AND Introducing the BLOCK-OFF

The borders of Brooklyn neighborhoods possess the fluidity of a drunken octopus (Eastwilliamgreenbushwickpointbedstuyburg, anyone?).

Where the hell Park Slope begins and ends is anyone's guess: the borders often spill into Prospect Heights to the east, Gowanus to the west, Boerum Hill to the north and Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace to the south.

The obvious choice would be to just blame this expansive phenomenon on the realtors, but I also place some blame on those who blur the lines by incorrectly claiming Park Slope as their hood, those who frame Sunset Park as “South Slope,” those who just don’t know any better and have turned Park Slope into a brand.

In short, I choose to blame everyone.

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