1.5 out of 10

Ave of the Finest, Civic Center

Ranked 7th best street in Civic Center
40.7115876803618 -74.0023584944068
Great for
  • Public Transport
  • Safe & Sound
  • Medical Facilities
  • Resale or Rental Value
  • Schools
Not great for
  • Childcare
  • Cost of Living
  • Eating Out
  • Gym & Fitness
  • Internet Access
Who lives here?
  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Tourists
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  •  

Reviews

1/5 rating details
  • Neighborly Spirit 1/5
  • Safe & Sound 1/5
  • Clean & Green 1/5
  • Pest Free 1/5
  • Peace & Quiet 1/5
  • Eating Out 1/5
  • Nightlife 1/5
  • Parks & Recreation 1/5
  • Shopping Options 1/5
  • Gym & Fitness 1/5
  • Lack of Traffic 1/5
  • Parking 1/5
  • Public Transport 1/5
2yrs+

"Connects much finer roads"

Avenue of the Finest has an interesting name considering there isn't much that's "fine" about it. It's the street that I think most people only know about because they happen to stumble across it while trying to find the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. It's basically just a little stretch of road that leads to the courthouse or to the Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Entrance. There are few trees, no restaurants and no bars, theatres, etc. There's really nothing on this street at all. I'm guessing that at one point it was quite fine, but it's definitely far from it now. It would almost be like living on FDR . . .
Pros
  • only here if you have official business with the courts
Cons
  • impersonal
Recommended for
  • Professionals
1/5 rating details
  • Neighborly Spirit 1/5
  • Safe & Sound 5/5
  • Clean & Green 3/5
  • Pest Free 3/5
  • Peace & Quiet 2/5
  • Eating Out 1/5
  • Nightlife 1/5
  • Parks & Recreation 3/5
  • Shopping Options 1/5
  • Gym & Fitness 1/5
  • Internet Access 2/5
  • Lack of Traffic 2/5
  • Parking 2/5
  • Cost of Living 1/5
  • Resale or Rental Value 5/5
  • Public Transport 5/5
  • Medical Facilities 5/5
  • Schools 5/5
  • Childcare 1/5
2yrs+

"Pompous name for a piece of concrete"

I had to smile to myself when I first saw the Avenue of the Finest. It was a grim and rainy morning, and I had to take care of some official business downtown, in the general area that includes the courthouses, the social security offices, immigration, and a couple of detention centers. If you have to be in this area, chances are it's for some serious official purpose, so you might not be feeling especially fine or expecting this whimsically named street. I'm guessing it refers to the Police Department, which is the building that connects the two fragments of the street together, otherwise it's hard to wrap your head around the logic of why the two apparently disjoint pieces of street share this particular name. Mostly, you just want to move on out of the area as quickly as you can. If you're downtown on a lark, you will see two kinds of buildings: either the purely functional boxes that often have a serious case of the uglies, or else monumental architecture intended to inspire awe and respect. If you start to feel like a mere speck among such architectural behemoths as populate this downtown space, it's not by accident. At least you can feel pretty safe from being mugged around here, hunh?
Pros
  • only here if you have official business with the courts
Cons
  • impersonal
Recommended for
  • Families with kids
  • Tourists

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40.7115876803618 -74.0023584944068

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2.5/5
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3.5/5
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