Real different. Usually it's just a matter of the same old crap being repackaged. It's refreshing to see real innovation, even if it's not always good.
my 'hood When people ask me where I live [Ditmas Park], I most always get one of two responses: "Where's that?" or "Oh, I love that neighborhood". But the former response is more common, even as the neighborhood has been steadily gentrifying and property is selling like hotcakes in the 5 years since I moved in.
Some edumacation: Opposite side of Prospect Park from Park Slope. 25 minutes to Manhattan/Union Square from my Church Ave subway B/Q trains. Close to everything, yet with gorgeous residential streets that are often silent during the day save for birds chirping and leaves rustling. Pretty, liberal, diverse, minimally toxic, and according to NY Mag we have the best fries in the city. We also apparently have such notable music-making hipsters as Sufjan Stevens, Jens Lenkman, The National, and lots more. S'good.
