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I lived in Park Slope for several years in 2005-2008. I did not find it predominantly gay, or even particularly gay. What you did see most of was strollers, even w/ same sex moms. But you also saw young bright, sharp students, musicians, writers. It is a mish mosh where the only generality is that it seems to have a very nice cool smart vibe. And no one group or type overshadows or dominates in number another. So it’s just a great mix and stays interesting because of that. Great restaurants, "hip" restaurants and bars where you can hear live music from country to folk to rock and roll to jazz to blues or poetry readings or sip on a beer with the regulars and watch a film, great dive bars and upscale too. Something for everyone.
More edgy and interesting along 5th and as you get into the higher numbers, more sedate manicured family oriented in Park Slope proper and 7th Avenue.
The new dog run needs benches, lights and a drinking hose for the pooches. And there is nothing like off leash hours in Prospect Park in that large area (and for those who like a dip in the dog pond). When I lived there there was a sax player who used to play on one of the benches in the morning. Nice touch.
I'm actually moving back, though its almost more expensive then Manhattan now, and I moved there originally because you could get a lot more for your money. Doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
The negatives--lots of strollers (unless you are pushing one yourself), elitist attitude in some of the shops and restaurants, and the few times I strolled into the food co-op contemplating joining, I always got this feeling that nobody in there (shopping or working) was very happy and it had this cult feeling....
When I first moved there I stopped into the Barnes and Nobel for a cup of coffee and glass of water and they charged me for the glass of water. Somewhat off putting to say the least. But later it seemed to me to be in keeping with the feeling that those there that had money appeared always on the precarious verge of losing it, and those w/out, on the verge of being discovered or publishing and having it. Yet another perspective on the meaning of "the slope." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.29.13 ( talk) 00:47, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Park Slope has a distinct version of Brooklyn flavor. I suppose for some, an acquired taste.
It is so pathetic this article has so little info compared to the one on Williamsburg.
Park Slope hipsters! Get to work!
Why are there so few photos of Park Slope on the Web? And the ones there are are old and unattractive. This is one of the most beautiful urban neighborhoods in the world, and almost nothing!
Congatulations on getting this quite beyond stub status; of course, it could still be expanded, particularly with non-historical info.-- Pharos 18:35, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
no mention of lesbians and the baby boom at all....
not true, read the article in full. but expanded on as per request. -- Howrealisreal 17:20, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Well, just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it's not true. I have grown up in the Slope for 20-some years, and have heard it described in various contexts that way. (Most recently by a professor at the college I attended.) Urban neighborhoods are complex and dynamic places; there is a lot more that happens in the present and past than meets the eye of one individual. -- Howrealisreal 23:01, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
You might be missing the point here: Please check this google search and find that the usage of the term is verifiable. Note that most of the sites that reference it are from within the gay community ( Gay.Com Travel, Woman seeking Woman advertisement in Craigslist, Dyke-TV show about softball...) and the class that I heard the term used at Pace University was my girlfriend's queer studies class (taught by a lesbian who herself lives in the Slope). You are right, Park Slope today is very diverse and lesbians don't normally walk around wearing signs that indicate so. But, you are kidding me if you are trying to deny the Slope's distinct gay identity and participation during its gentrification process. As someone who grew up in the neighborhood I am not insulted, and judging from the adoption of the term by the gay community, neither does many lesbians who have or still do call Park Slope home. Also, please sign your posts by adding ~~~~ after your text. Thank you. -- Howrealisreal 15:57, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
That is fair enough. I have no problem with attributing the phrase to the people who use it the most. I agree that I have not heard the phrase until more recently. It was just quite alarming to me when the anon had decided that the phrase was incorrect and should be omitted from the article, without taking into consideration anything else. This is a good compromise. -- Howrealisreal 13:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Just wanted to throw out there that I had heard the term "dyke slope" in various contexts before I moved to NYC; my partner and I now have a "welcome to south dyke slope" sign in the front room of our apartment. It may be a term specific to the twentysomething queer community, but within that context it is widely used. Decafdyke 14:56, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. Have lived in the slope since 1996. I'm a straight female. The one and only time I've ever heard PS referred to as Dyke Slope was from a lesbian friend from out of state. While this points to the fact that SOMEBODY is referring to PS as Dyke Slope, I personally have friends (straight and gay)all over Brooklyn and in Manhattan who have never used that term around me. And when I first heard it I asked people if they had ever heard it and everyone said no, so I thought my out of state friend was misinformed. For 12 years I've seen a very diverse neighborhood (which is why I like it) with no more stand out of lesbians than anyone else. And that lesbian cafe on 5th ave closed a couple of years ago. I'd say the term exists, but only for people who want to push labels. 24.90.11.67 ( talk) 03:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
The Squid and the Whale, the 2005 American film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson is set in Park Slope. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexvessels ( talk • contribs) 13:34, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
at least part of the movie "Smoke" was filmed in the Slope and it seems that the smoke shop could easily be a 5th Ave, 7th Ave or Flatbush Ave shop.
granted, everything i see reminds me of the Slope, but "Dog Day Afternoon" looks pretty Slope-ish, too.
Where do you think these belong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.203.35.14 ( talk • contribs)
Is there a need for 5 photos of brownstones? A max of two would seem to be sufficient, unless they happen to be of something particularly noteworthy. -- mtz206 23:18, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
This article only seems to list the positive effects gentrification has had on Park Slope, making it seems a little POV from the view of those moving into the neighborhood during the gentrification. I would like to add the following, please give feedback, will wait for 3 or so days before adding to article.
They arent necessarily in order, feel free to give feedback, pros cons etc -- Zer0faults 20:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
I uploaded this picture I took of Park Slope. Would you like me to find a place for it in the article? — Anna Kucsma
The third paragraph includes, among other things, a list of institutions to which Park Slope provides "close access." One of these institutions is the Brooklyn Public Library. While the library's Central Branch is indeed on the edge of the neighborhood, the sentence as written suggests that the system as a whole is within walking distance. Of course, it ain't. Could someone re-write it? (I'm feeling a little mentally flustered right now, or I'd do it myself...) — AnnaKucsma ( Talk to me!) 01:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I just reverted an anonymous edit that changed the southern border of Park Slope to the Prospect Expressway rather than 15th Street. I am not completely opposed to this, but I think the issue deserves some discussion and consensus before a change is made. I have lived in Park Slope for almost 14 years, and always considered 15th street (from the traffic circle at the edge of Prospect Park cutting West) the border. Perhaps this has expanded in recent years - the highway is a more obvious deliminater. Thoughts? --Ec- 23:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I am a real estate broker who worked in Windsor Terrace for 3 years and in Park Slope for 1. I've never heard or seen anyone trying to pawn Windsor Terrace off for the South Slope. I'm not saying it hasn't been done but I have a feeling if it has, it's rare. I feel if it was more commonly done, I would have heard it by now. 64.12.117.11 14:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm changing an edit that wrongly states that the southern boundary of Park Slope is the Greenwood Cemetary according to the New York City Department of City Planning. The cited source actually highlights the boundaries of South Park Slope with 15th St. being the northern boundary. As I've seen here, most, if not all, agree that the southern boundary of Park Slope is 15th St. Cheers Stavros 2k5 ( talk) 21:55, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I was confused about Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and Brooklyn museum, the description on the page would exclude these as they are outside the border the article talks about. As long as I have lived in Park Slope, over 30 years now, I have yet to see anyone actually call this area Park Slope either. These two institutions are actually in Prospect Heights. -- NuclearUmpf 17:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
I think that this should be added becuase there *was* decay in Park Slope at one time. If you look at the things in the category they are not all places that are ina state of decay but rather places that suffered it at one time.
futurebird 05:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I've created a userbox, User:AnnaKucsma/Boxes/Park Slope. Comments welcome. Users, too. — AnnaKucsma ( Talk to me!) 17:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
i think the author of this article meant to say that hipsters go to williamsburg and greenpoint, and yuppies go to park slope -- not that hipsters go to w-burg, and yuppies to the slope and greenpoint. but i'm not going to change it since it is silly, unsubstantiated, and a gross over-generalization. Nickhanlon 15:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
I see lots of large churches in Park Slope, but the wiki only lists synagogues. That's pretty weird. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.211.206.51 ( talk) 19:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Using the boundary definitions included in both the current Park Slope and Prospect Heights articles, the triangle bounded by Flatbush to the north, Park Place to the South, and 4th Avenue to the west would thus be part of no Brooklyn neighborhood whatsoever. My view is that the present northern border is actually Flatbush Avenue, not Park Place.
Though historically this area may not have been part of Park Slope, and was also not part of the Park Slope historical district, Flatbush is now commonly understood to be the boundary between Propsect Heights to the North and Park Slope to the south. As evidence, the official NYC website [2] shows the northern boundary at Flatbush avenue. I'd submit that this is a higher quality source of neighborhood boundaries than New York Magazine. If this area is not part of (modern) Park Slope, what neighborhood is it part of? -- Ominesan ( talk) 04:06, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
In the lead paragraph, there's this line: "...resulting in a population density of approximately 68,000/square mile, or approximately 26,000/square kilometer"
I'm guessing that those figures are probably reversed -- that is, that it's more likely 68,000/sq km and 26,000/sq mi. Otherwise, the conversion doesn't work. There are about 2.5 square kilometers in every square mile. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Largeman2 ( talk • contribs) 02:16, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Can I get a holla ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.55.249.171 ( talk) 19:24, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
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An article about Park Slope, Brooklyn omits the following four interesting and important facts about the neighborhood:
1. Barack Obama lived on Second Street in Park Slope immediately after he graduated from Columbia University
[4]
2. Al Capone grew up on Garfield Place in Park Slope
[5]
3. Park Slope now contains the largest Historic Distirict in New York City
[6]
4. The
Trolley Dodgers played there first baseball games in a ballpark where Washington Park is now located. ("In the 1880s, a new professional ballclub called the Trolley Dodgers played in Washington Park, at a field between Fourth and Fifth Avenues on the flatlands below Park Slope. The first game of the new team was played in 1883." by Richterman, Anita (June 22, 1987).
"Problem Line".
Newsday. p. 21. {{
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How would I go about getting them included? --
70.107.122.85 (
talk)
01:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
The list makes up more than 50% of the entire article. Doesn't Wikipedia regard these lists as trivia? In that case, the whole list should be removed entirely. A concise article is the better option here. - Rantankamus ( talk) 18:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
how can this article refer to the 1890 census information when, in fact, there is no direct information to cite from. i was in search of the census data from 1890 and found out that it had been destroyed in a 1921 fire. where is the author getting his/her information from regarding the wealth of the residents of Park Slope, in 1890, if there is no hard (accurate) government data to look at? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhlitwack ( talk • contribs) 02:31, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Cleaned up the Public Schools section, including the full names of each school. I also added the new standalone pre-K and edited some of the school descriptions (according to their websites, 321 and 107 both eliminated pre-K). I also removed MS 266, since it isn't in Park Slope by any measure [7]. SixFourThree ( talk) 17:33, 7 April 2016 (UTC)SixFourThree
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I think this section should be split to List of people from Park Slope. The section is already pretty long (it has 130 entries with 63 references) and has more than 37,000 characters of wikicode. epicgenius ( talk) 17:57, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
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Park Slope → Park Slope, Brooklyn – I propose renaming the article in order to standardize it with other articles on NYC's neighborhoods, which normally follow the format ["neighborhood", "borough"] (for example, Jamaica, Queens). - Headphase ( talk) 11:49, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
Neighborhoods within New York City are identified by the standard [[neighborhood, borough]] when not at the base name(emphasis mine), which implies that it is acceptable for the neighborhood to be at the base name if the title otherwise meets Wikipedia guidelines, which in this case it does. Rublov ( talk) 17:33, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
one of New York City's most desirable neighborhoods. Is it as well known outside of the city as, say, Harlem? No. But there is clearly no need for disambiguation, so WP:CONCISE if nothing else argues in favor of the shorter title. That being said, it might be worth starting a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (geographic names) to clarify the guideline. Rublov ( talk) 02:24, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
I propose merging South Slope, Brooklyn into Park Slope. There seems to be no reason for pulling one section of the neighborhood out into its own article; most of the businesses and schools referenced in that article consider themselves as being in "Park Slope" if you actually click the links. It seems that anything covered in that short article can easily be absorbed into this one without causing any article-size or weighting problems in Park Slope. By the Beard of Worf! ( talk) 18:09, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
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I lived in Park Slope for several years in 2005-2008. I did not find it predominantly gay, or even particularly gay. What you did see most of was strollers, even w/ same sex moms. But you also saw young bright, sharp students, musicians, writers. It is a mish mosh where the only generality is that it seems to have a very nice cool smart vibe. And no one group or type overshadows or dominates in number another. So it’s just a great mix and stays interesting because of that. Great restaurants, "hip" restaurants and bars where you can hear live music from country to folk to rock and roll to jazz to blues or poetry readings or sip on a beer with the regulars and watch a film, great dive bars and upscale too. Something for everyone.
More edgy and interesting along 5th and as you get into the higher numbers, more sedate manicured family oriented in Park Slope proper and 7th Avenue.
The new dog run needs benches, lights and a drinking hose for the pooches. And there is nothing like off leash hours in Prospect Park in that large area (and for those who like a dip in the dog pond). When I lived there there was a sax player who used to play on one of the benches in the morning. Nice touch.
I'm actually moving back, though its almost more expensive then Manhattan now, and I moved there originally because you could get a lot more for your money. Doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
The negatives--lots of strollers (unless you are pushing one yourself), elitist attitude in some of the shops and restaurants, and the few times I strolled into the food co-op contemplating joining, I always got this feeling that nobody in there (shopping or working) was very happy and it had this cult feeling....
When I first moved there I stopped into the Barnes and Nobel for a cup of coffee and glass of water and they charged me for the glass of water. Somewhat off putting to say the least. But later it seemed to me to be in keeping with the feeling that those there that had money appeared always on the precarious verge of losing it, and those w/out, on the verge of being discovered or publishing and having it. Yet another perspective on the meaning of "the slope." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.29.13 ( talk) 00:47, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Park Slope has a distinct version of Brooklyn flavor. I suppose for some, an acquired taste.
It is so pathetic this article has so little info compared to the one on Williamsburg.
Park Slope hipsters! Get to work!
Why are there so few photos of Park Slope on the Web? And the ones there are are old and unattractive. This is one of the most beautiful urban neighborhoods in the world, and almost nothing!
Congatulations on getting this quite beyond stub status; of course, it could still be expanded, particularly with non-historical info.-- Pharos 18:35, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
no mention of lesbians and the baby boom at all....
not true, read the article in full. but expanded on as per request. -- Howrealisreal 17:20, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Well, just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it's not true. I have grown up in the Slope for 20-some years, and have heard it described in various contexts that way. (Most recently by a professor at the college I attended.) Urban neighborhoods are complex and dynamic places; there is a lot more that happens in the present and past than meets the eye of one individual. -- Howrealisreal 23:01, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
You might be missing the point here: Please check this google search and find that the usage of the term is verifiable. Note that most of the sites that reference it are from within the gay community ( Gay.Com Travel, Woman seeking Woman advertisement in Craigslist, Dyke-TV show about softball...) and the class that I heard the term used at Pace University was my girlfriend's queer studies class (taught by a lesbian who herself lives in the Slope). You are right, Park Slope today is very diverse and lesbians don't normally walk around wearing signs that indicate so. But, you are kidding me if you are trying to deny the Slope's distinct gay identity and participation during its gentrification process. As someone who grew up in the neighborhood I am not insulted, and judging from the adoption of the term by the gay community, neither does many lesbians who have or still do call Park Slope home. Also, please sign your posts by adding ~~~~ after your text. Thank you. -- Howrealisreal 15:57, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
That is fair enough. I have no problem with attributing the phrase to the people who use it the most. I agree that I have not heard the phrase until more recently. It was just quite alarming to me when the anon had decided that the phrase was incorrect and should be omitted from the article, without taking into consideration anything else. This is a good compromise. -- Howrealisreal 13:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Just wanted to throw out there that I had heard the term "dyke slope" in various contexts before I moved to NYC; my partner and I now have a "welcome to south dyke slope" sign in the front room of our apartment. It may be a term specific to the twentysomething queer community, but within that context it is widely used. Decafdyke 14:56, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. Have lived in the slope since 1996. I'm a straight female. The one and only time I've ever heard PS referred to as Dyke Slope was from a lesbian friend from out of state. While this points to the fact that SOMEBODY is referring to PS as Dyke Slope, I personally have friends (straight and gay)all over Brooklyn and in Manhattan who have never used that term around me. And when I first heard it I asked people if they had ever heard it and everyone said no, so I thought my out of state friend was misinformed. For 12 years I've seen a very diverse neighborhood (which is why I like it) with no more stand out of lesbians than anyone else. And that lesbian cafe on 5th ave closed a couple of years ago. I'd say the term exists, but only for people who want to push labels. 24.90.11.67 ( talk) 03:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
The Squid and the Whale, the 2005 American film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson is set in Park Slope. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexvessels ( talk • contribs) 13:34, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
at least part of the movie "Smoke" was filmed in the Slope and it seems that the smoke shop could easily be a 5th Ave, 7th Ave or Flatbush Ave shop.
granted, everything i see reminds me of the Slope, but "Dog Day Afternoon" looks pretty Slope-ish, too.
Where do you think these belong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.203.35.14 ( talk • contribs)
Is there a need for 5 photos of brownstones? A max of two would seem to be sufficient, unless they happen to be of something particularly noteworthy. -- mtz206 23:18, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
This article only seems to list the positive effects gentrification has had on Park Slope, making it seems a little POV from the view of those moving into the neighborhood during the gentrification. I would like to add the following, please give feedback, will wait for 3 or so days before adding to article.
They arent necessarily in order, feel free to give feedback, pros cons etc -- Zer0faults 20:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
I uploaded this picture I took of Park Slope. Would you like me to find a place for it in the article? — Anna Kucsma
The third paragraph includes, among other things, a list of institutions to which Park Slope provides "close access." One of these institutions is the Brooklyn Public Library. While the library's Central Branch is indeed on the edge of the neighborhood, the sentence as written suggests that the system as a whole is within walking distance. Of course, it ain't. Could someone re-write it? (I'm feeling a little mentally flustered right now, or I'd do it myself...) — AnnaKucsma ( Talk to me!) 01:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I just reverted an anonymous edit that changed the southern border of Park Slope to the Prospect Expressway rather than 15th Street. I am not completely opposed to this, but I think the issue deserves some discussion and consensus before a change is made. I have lived in Park Slope for almost 14 years, and always considered 15th street (from the traffic circle at the edge of Prospect Park cutting West) the border. Perhaps this has expanded in recent years - the highway is a more obvious deliminater. Thoughts? --Ec- 23:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I am a real estate broker who worked in Windsor Terrace for 3 years and in Park Slope for 1. I've never heard or seen anyone trying to pawn Windsor Terrace off for the South Slope. I'm not saying it hasn't been done but I have a feeling if it has, it's rare. I feel if it was more commonly done, I would have heard it by now. 64.12.117.11 14:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm changing an edit that wrongly states that the southern boundary of Park Slope is the Greenwood Cemetary according to the New York City Department of City Planning. The cited source actually highlights the boundaries of South Park Slope with 15th St. being the northern boundary. As I've seen here, most, if not all, agree that the southern boundary of Park Slope is 15th St. Cheers Stavros 2k5 ( talk) 21:55, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I was confused about Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and Brooklyn museum, the description on the page would exclude these as they are outside the border the article talks about. As long as I have lived in Park Slope, over 30 years now, I have yet to see anyone actually call this area Park Slope either. These two institutions are actually in Prospect Heights. -- NuclearUmpf 17:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
I think that this should be added becuase there *was* decay in Park Slope at one time. If you look at the things in the category they are not all places that are ina state of decay but rather places that suffered it at one time.
futurebird 05:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I've created a userbox, User:AnnaKucsma/Boxes/Park Slope. Comments welcome. Users, too. — AnnaKucsma ( Talk to me!) 17:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
i think the author of this article meant to say that hipsters go to williamsburg and greenpoint, and yuppies go to park slope -- not that hipsters go to w-burg, and yuppies to the slope and greenpoint. but i'm not going to change it since it is silly, unsubstantiated, and a gross over-generalization. Nickhanlon 15:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
I see lots of large churches in Park Slope, but the wiki only lists synagogues. That's pretty weird. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.211.206.51 ( talk) 19:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Using the boundary definitions included in both the current Park Slope and Prospect Heights articles, the triangle bounded by Flatbush to the north, Park Place to the South, and 4th Avenue to the west would thus be part of no Brooklyn neighborhood whatsoever. My view is that the present northern border is actually Flatbush Avenue, not Park Place.
Though historically this area may not have been part of Park Slope, and was also not part of the Park Slope historical district, Flatbush is now commonly understood to be the boundary between Propsect Heights to the North and Park Slope to the south. As evidence, the official NYC website [2] shows the northern boundary at Flatbush avenue. I'd submit that this is a higher quality source of neighborhood boundaries than New York Magazine. If this area is not part of (modern) Park Slope, what neighborhood is it part of? -- Ominesan ( talk) 04:06, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
In the lead paragraph, there's this line: "...resulting in a population density of approximately 68,000/square mile, or approximately 26,000/square kilometer"
I'm guessing that those figures are probably reversed -- that is, that it's more likely 68,000/sq km and 26,000/sq mi. Otherwise, the conversion doesn't work. There are about 2.5 square kilometers in every square mile. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Largeman2 ( talk • contribs) 02:16, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Can I get a holla ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.55.249.171 ( talk) 19:24, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Repost from
this:
An article about Park Slope, Brooklyn omits the following four interesting and important facts about the neighborhood:
1. Barack Obama lived on Second Street in Park Slope immediately after he graduated from Columbia University
[4]
2. Al Capone grew up on Garfield Place in Park Slope
[5]
3. Park Slope now contains the largest Historic Distirict in New York City
[6]
4. The
Trolley Dodgers played there first baseball games in a ballpark where Washington Park is now located. ("In the 1880s, a new professional ballclub called the Trolley Dodgers played in Washington Park, at a field between Fourth and Fifth Avenues on the flatlands below Park Slope. The first game of the new team was played in 1883." by Richterman, Anita (June 22, 1987).
"Problem Line".
Newsday. p. 21. {{
cite news}}
: |section=
ignored (
help))
How would I go about getting them included? --
70.107.122.85 (
talk)
01:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
The list makes up more than 50% of the entire article. Doesn't Wikipedia regard these lists as trivia? In that case, the whole list should be removed entirely. A concise article is the better option here. - Rantankamus ( talk) 18:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
how can this article refer to the 1890 census information when, in fact, there is no direct information to cite from. i was in search of the census data from 1890 and found out that it had been destroyed in a 1921 fire. where is the author getting his/her information from regarding the wealth of the residents of Park Slope, in 1890, if there is no hard (accurate) government data to look at? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhlitwack ( talk • contribs) 02:31, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Cleaned up the Public Schools section, including the full names of each school. I also added the new standalone pre-K and edited some of the school descriptions (according to their websites, 321 and 107 both eliminated pre-K). I also removed MS 266, since it isn't in Park Slope by any measure [7]. SixFourThree ( talk) 17:33, 7 April 2016 (UTC)SixFourThree
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I think this section should be split to List of people from Park Slope. The section is already pretty long (it has 130 entries with 63 references) and has more than 37,000 characters of wikicode. epicgenius ( talk) 17:57, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
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21:55, 20 June 2020 (UTC)The result of the move request was: Not moved. ( non-admin closure) Natg 19 ( talk) 02:45, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
Park Slope → Park Slope, Brooklyn – I propose renaming the article in order to standardize it with other articles on NYC's neighborhoods, which normally follow the format ["neighborhood", "borough"] (for example, Jamaica, Queens). - Headphase ( talk) 11:49, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
Neighborhoods within New York City are identified by the standard [[neighborhood, borough]] when not at the base name(emphasis mine), which implies that it is acceptable for the neighborhood to be at the base name if the title otherwise meets Wikipedia guidelines, which in this case it does. Rublov ( talk) 17:33, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
one of New York City's most desirable neighborhoods. Is it as well known outside of the city as, say, Harlem? No. But there is clearly no need for disambiguation, so WP:CONCISE if nothing else argues in favor of the shorter title. That being said, it might be worth starting a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (geographic names) to clarify the guideline. Rublov ( talk) 02:24, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
I propose merging South Slope, Brooklyn into Park Slope. There seems to be no reason for pulling one section of the neighborhood out into its own article; most of the businesses and schools referenced in that article consider themselves as being in "Park Slope" if you actually click the links. It seems that anything covered in that short article can easily be absorbed into this one without causing any article-size or weighting problems in Park Slope. By the Beard of Worf! ( talk) 18:09, 20 October 2023 (UTC)