Gothamist has been eagerly awaiting the opening of the Ben Stiller-Drew Barrymore "comedy" Duplex not because we really want to see it, but because we wanted to read A.O. Scott's review. And how did we know A.O. Scott would review it? Just a hunch, as he's a Park Slope resident, the film was filmed in Park Slope...we may not be able to spell, but we can add. Here are two quotes we like from Scott's review:
- The neighborhood is not specified, but the exteriors were shot, quite fittingly, in Park Slope, home to a great many writers and editors, and even the odd film critic.
- ...the extra space would sure be nice, especially when they get around to having a baby (which, though the movie doesn't mention it, residents of Park Slope are required to do within 18 months of arrival or face deportation back to Manhattan.
Ha. That's exactly why Gothamist had to move out of Park Slope. We were being strollered off the sidewalks by the too-cute mommies and daddies.
A.O. Scott on another apartment-centric film: Panic Room.
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No strollers down on 5th and 4th Avenues.
Really? An acquaintance told me that if you're in the 5th Ave. Ozzie's in mid-afternoon, the sofas are full of strollers and breast-feeding mommies.
Gah. I didn't mean to ping this again. I'm still figuring out Movable Type. Sorry....
Ozzies...Maybe a stroller here or there, but mostly hipsters staring into their PowerBooks.
Anyway, you go into a coffee shop anywhere on the planet and you're going to get the occasional stroller-pushing coffee-mom.
The way he described it, the place was full of 'em, but I've only been in the evenings, so I'll take your word for it.
From what I've seen, you're right, though. Fourth Ave. doesn't seem quite so gentrified at all, and Fifth Ave. seems to be going for a younger, hipper crowd. I'm on Seventh, and it's Baby Central up there.
i'm actually going to be making a surprise gothamist appearance in park slope later tonight- perhaps at the gate? or johnny macks? who knows!
Fifth Ave is getting more and more yuppy. Fourth Ave is too industrial to have much of a feel. Prospect Heights is really where it's at.
ozzies is filled to the brim with babies' mommas. so to is tea lounge on union. but i only know this because i'm unemployed.
Try going to the Union Street Tea Lounge on Fridays. There is a literal parking lot of Maclaran strollers parked diagonally across the store. There are more bare breasts and suckled nipples than an amateur porno.
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I cannot tell you how many coworkers of mine have refused outright to move to Park Slope because of how baby-fied it's become. Personally, I don't mind it a bit -- better cutesy young couples with small children than disgruntled art school grads with tiny dogs and hipper-than-thou attitudes.