JCG's Local Profile

Local expert in Brooklyn, Washington and Richmond

"Multi-media design engineer who enjoys traveling, eating out and experiencing new cities and towns. Have lived mostly in the mid-Atlantic all my life but looking forward to doing more traveling in the future."

StreetCred

Level 3 (574 points)

Member Since

February 2009

24 Reviews View All

Maryland Avenue North East, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“In the Shadow of the U.S. Capitol”

Maryland Avenue NE is one of the major streets that leads away from the U.S. Capitol and is a major back road thoroughfare for cutting through the city to get to Maryland and points north and east. B...Full review

T Street North West, Washington, District of Columbia

3/5Average

“T Street NW Meanders Through the City”

T Street NW is a long meandering street that wanders through the whole city, from the rather shabby and run down east end to the large hotels and more upscale apartments on the other end of Washington...Full review

Idaho Avenue North West, Washington, District of Columbia

5/5Excellent

“Totally Upscale Homes and Apartments on Idaho Avenue NW”

Those who live on Idaho Avenue NW definitely have a prestigious address, even though not that many people would be impressed. But if you drive down parts of this street, you'll notice that there are...Full review

Prospect Street North West, Washington, District of Columbia

5/5Excellent

“If You Can Afford to Live Here, Do It!”

Prospect Street NW is truly just steps away from the heart of Georgetown, one of the most vivacious areas of Washington, D.C. Georgetown is the place where everyone goes to have fun, eat great food,...Full review

Fulton Street North West, Washington, District of Columbia

5/5Excellent

“A Quiet and Pleasant Area of Town,”

Fulton Street NW is a very pleasant street with some beautiful homes in an upscale area of the city. The very end of the street now has some fairly new homes on a cul de sac, which are probably the m...Full review

Sargent Road North East, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“A Back Road Gateway to D.C. from Maryland”

Sargent Road NE is one of the roads that starts in the state of Maryland and keeps going into Washington, D.C. The border is at Eastern Avenue, which is the dividing line, but there really isn't any...Full review

Shepherd Street North East, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“Nicely maintained homes in middle class neighborhood”

Shepherd Street is a nice street in a middle class neighborhood that is close enough to shopping and services, but far enough away from the downtown area that residents can feel isolated from the poli...Full review

Irving Street North East, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“Another Nice, Middle Class Neighborhood with Spacious Privat...”

This is another nice, middle class neighborhood in the northeast quadrant of the city that offers spacious, private homes, many of them duplexes, with front and back yards for the kids to play. It lo...Full review

Hamlin Street North East, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“A Clean, Middle Class Neighborhood”

Hamlin Street NE is a clean, middle to upper class neighborhood, with some beautiful, but modest homes that have a little bit of yard, both in the front and back. There are also trees in many areas,...Full review

6th Street South West, Washington, District of Columbia

4/5Good

“6th Street SW Has Good Access to the Marina Area”

Living on 6th Street SW is pretty sweet if you enjoy the water, because that's where this street begins, right at Water Street. Most of the buildings toward this end of 6th Street SW are larger and r...Full review

Battery Park City, New York, New York

5/5Excellent

“Scenic Views and an Oasis in the Big City”

Battery Park City is a planned development at the tip of Manhattan that is adjacent to "Ground Zero" and site of the former World Trade Center. A residential community combined with outdoor parks and...Full review

48th Street, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“The Heart of Boro Park”

48th Street is pretty much the heart of Boro Park, a very ethnic neighborhood that is comprised of Orthodox Jews, so you have to know up front that most stores and services will be closed from Friday...Full review

71st Street, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Beautiful Brownstones in a Quiet Neighborhood”

71st Street is split in two by the Gowanus Expressway, so you can't go from one part of the street to the other without doing a detour. But 71st Street is a very well-kept, upscale area with some bea...Full review

Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Convenient City Living Close to the Water”

Marine Avenue is a wide street that runs between busy Ft. Hamilton Parkway and ends at 92nd Street. It's a nice address to have (wouldn't you like to live on Marine Avenue?) and if you are lucky enou...Full review

Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Great Neighbohood Close to the Water and Parkway”

This is a great neighborhood that has lots of local amenities. Best of all, it is close to water, you can easily hop on the Shore Parkway to get almost anywhere, and there's plenty of opportunity for...Full review

N Oxford Street, Brooklyn, New York

2/5Poor

“In the Shadow of an Expressway”

N. Oxford Street is in the shadow of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, so you're close to the whizzing and whirring of cars at all hours of the day and night. It is a VERY busy interstate, connecting B...Full review

Dikeman Street, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Rough and Tough Neighborhood, but Has a Certain "Charm"”

Dikeman Street runs through the heart of Red Hook, which has been known go be a pretty rough neighborhood. Right on the waterfront, it has some great views of the harbor, but because it's an industri...Full review

Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

4/5Good

“Lots of Diversity on Brooklyn Avenue”

Brooklyn Avenue in Brooklyn, New York runs quite a ways through the borough, crossing a lot of major intersections as it meanders from neighborhood to neighborhood. It pretty much starts around Fulto...Full review

Desmond Ct, Brooklyn, New York

2/5Poor

“Short Street with Cramped Homes”

Desmond Street is another short street that is not far from the Sheepshead Bay area. It is a very middle-class area with attached homes that are cramped together like so many others in Brooklyn. Sinc...Full review

Dank Ct, Brooklyn, New York

3/5Average

“Private Homes across from Apartment Complex”

On Dank Court, you have your typical, attached brick homes, which are either single family or two-family. It's hard to tell, since some of the homes appear to have been converted into an apartment on...Full review