Who Gives A Shit: North Slope v. South Slope?

Ok, so now that Park Slope has ofifically been declared this best neighborhood to live in on the planet in NYC, I thought it might be worthwile to revisit the N. Slope v. South Slope issue.

For the purposes of our discussion today, let's consider south Slope anything past 9th Street-ish.

I live in N. Slope and love it for the following reasons:

• Two, count em, TWO express trains (2/3 and B/Q).
• I think its prettier

That's mostly it. I've lived in S. Slope too, and for whatever reason I like it in the N. way better. I will admit that its def more stroller-y over here, but I'm happy to dodge a bugaboo or two for close proximity to Scottadito for Sunday brunch. I happen to think that Park Slope has amazing restaurants all over the place, and there are definitely some fab spots in S. Slope (Fonda, Brook-vin, Beer Table, Provini, etc), but I just like shit better over here (even though I think I would say that S. Slope is probs more suited to BALLERS).

Anyway.

The whole fucking city is listening now, bitches, so tell us which is better? Living in N. Slope or S. Slope? Why?

Go!

Who Gives A Shit: So *Is* Park Slope Really The Best Place to Live in NYC?

Now that Nate Silver-n-New York Magazine says it is, what say you?

Here's where I've lived in NYC: the Financial District, Tribeca, and Greenwich Village. Greg briefly lived in Murray Hill (Gaaaah. Bad memories! Make it stop!), and I lived with my aunt on Long Island for 6 months when I moved here and didn't yet have a job. By FAR, Park Slope has been my fave. I mean, we bought a fucking apartment here, so yeah: it def got my vote.

But you people live here too, so WTF do you think?

Is it a worthwhile tradeoff? Stroller mafia for Prospect Park? Cooptards for beautiful brownstones?

Is Park Slope the best place to live in NYC???

p.s. how fucking funny is it, that in the photo NY Mag used as a respresentation of Park Slope, GORILLA FUCKING COFFEE is pictured!!?? Seriously, look here.

Who Gives a Shit: Park Slope Bucket List

Okay, I'm going to be honest: I once tried to write a bucket list and it ended up being more like a hit list than anything else.  But that's just a peak into my angry little life where my dreams revolve around revenge and comeuppance.  

But after I stopped fantasizing about murdering everyone who has wronged me, I thought it might be cool to explore what my Park Slope-specific bucket list is.

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WHO GIVES A SHIT: WHAT'S YOUR LIVING SITCH?

A couple of recent Times pieces about housing in New York have me curious: what's your living situation?  Is anyone voluntarily destroying his/her sex life by living with parents on the cheap, or doing the (apparently illegal) apartment-as-sardine tin with a bunch of others?  Or are you all real live grown-ups with your own places?  (Related: Nothing charms a single New Yorker as much as a dishwasher and in-house laundry.)

Personally, I share my place with a couple of actors.  While I'm obviously jetting the hell out of there to my own space the second I can afford it, I have a decent apartment and I've never had it interfere with, um, personal matters.  And, even though I suppose I could, I don't live with my folks.  (Also related: This is probably the only reason they still love me.)

BALLERS, DINKS, BREEDERS with 2.3 perfect children, tell me in the comments!  And feel free to go stealth anon if you don't want that Coop chick you've been courting on OKCupid to know that your mama's still washing your skivvies.  You just haven't told her yet, I'm sure.

Who Gives A Shit [Motherhood Editon]: Babies Are Better than Prozac or Oppressive?

French author Elizabeth Badinter unleashes some parenting ideas that I think Allison is gonna srsly dig in her book The Conflict, The Woman and the Mother.

She's a smoking, drinking, 66-year-old mother of three, and she pretty much feels like momz these days need to take a serious fucking chill pill:

"You don't enter a religious order when you have children. Today, we're told we're not allowed to smoke, to eat unpasteurised cheese or seafood or even to a drink a glass of wine when we are pregnant. It's time to stop all that."

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