bloomberger's Local Profile

Local expert in Brooklyn

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Level 2 (262 points)

Member Since

December 2008

10 Reviews View All

Bridge Street, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Shops, traffic and commerce on the way to the Brooklyn Bridg...”

This street is something of a misnomer: it does not lead up to the Brooklyn Bridge (that is Brooklyn Bridge Blvd). In fact, you have to make a left, go several blocks, and then take a left before yo...Full review

Navy Street, Brooklyn, New York

1/5Terrible

“Long Island University, Applebee's and construction”

Hudson Avenue is a tine street that is basically a sum of the things that surround it: An applebee's and a subway stop to the west, a large construction site to the east, and Long Island university to...Full review

N Portland Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

2/5Poor

“Somewhat run-down street between the Navy Yard and Ft Greene...”

North Portland is the continuation of South Portland -- they are split by Fort Greene Park. N Portland, which runs all the way from Myrtle down to the Navy Yard, is full of apartment buildings, but t...Full review

Academy Park Place, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Tiny street to the south of Atlantic Center -- not much goin...”

S Elliot turns off into this street, which runs around one side of the Atlantic center. Apart from the Atlantic Center and a few large apartment buildings, there is nothing much going on at this stre...Full review

Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York

5/5Excellent

“Cool commerce, wonderful arts, and the stunning Clock Tower”

Hanson place is a neat street. The Clock Tower, which used to be a bank and is now full of condos, is definitely the first thing you notice, as it towers over much of Brooklyn and its lobby (now, sad...Full review

Rockwell Place, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Industrial and full of construction”

Rockwell Place is home at the moment to a very large construction site at Dekalb. They do work during the day, complete with a towering crane. The rest of the street is large, industrial type buildi...Full review

Ashland Place, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Nondescript brick apartment buildings, heavy traffic, Empire...”

Ashland Place and Dekalb is a major intersection and Ashland itself is a very traffic-heavy street -- people fly down this street very fast. If you look out to the west, you can see an unencumbered...Full review

S Elliott Place, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Central Location, beautiful brownstones, Spike Lee”

S Elliott place is nearby many trains (R,M,B,Q and C,G), close to Fort Greene Park, and home to the location of Forty Acres and a Mule, Spike Lee's filmworks. The brownstones are picturesque, and the...Full review

Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Street bustling with high schoolers, lined with pretty apart...”

This short little street runs from Dekalb down to Atlantic. Most notably, it starts with Brooklyn Tech High School at Dekalb ave. This makes for very noisy, crowded early mornings and afternoons dur...Full review

S Portland Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Best block in NYC”

A few years back, TimeOut NY magazine rated South Portland (between Dekalb and Lafayette) the best block in all of New York City -- and for good reason! South Portland passes by tons of cute restaura...Full review

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