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     algebra2 Citizen Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 929 Registered: 5-2001  |
I reposted this from another message board community to which I belong, any suggetions .... "I am asking some questions about visiting Brooklyn and places to stay (I'm spending 2 weeks in NYC, mostly in Brooklyn, doing research for a book). Didn't get much response there so I'm wonering if there's anyone here who's familiar with Brooklyn and can help me out a bit?I've pretty much narrowed down the options for what I can afford to...the Y. For a 2-week stay, with the money my grant allows, it seems reasonable. Plus I like the fact that the Y's have gyms and pools, because I'll be out working in the day but will probably be in my room alone a lot most evenings, and since I don't know the area well (and have the usual non-New Yorker nervousness about being out on the streets at night) I'll be grateful for some in-building options for stuff to do.So, the two Y's in Brooklyn that are listed as having guest rooms are the Greenpoint Y and the North Brooklyn (Twelve Towns). I got the info from the YMCA site: http://www.ymcanyc.org/ygny/YMCA.html?branch=guest&body=guestabout&What I need to know, and what I'm sure they won't tell me if I call and ask bluntly, is, is either of these places a dive? Or in a really horribly dangerous neighbourhood? (I notice one mentions 24-hour security). Can you usually count on a Y to be clean, secure and, well, not a place where you'll be raped in the stairwell? I know my aunt and uncle used to always take tours of college students to stay at a Y in Manhattan and loved it, but that's all I know. The addresses of the two Y's I'm looking at are: 99 Meserole Avenue, and 570 Jamaica Avenue. Do those ring any bells (e.g., alarm bells???) for anyone?Would really appreciate any input anyone can offer.Thank" | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1617 Registered: 5-2001 |
Where in Brooklyn will this person be conducting research? Does the person intend to get around by using public transportation? If so, Manhattan may be a more convenient place to stay than either of these addresses in Brooklyn given the way in which the subway system is laid out. | ||
| viva Citizen Username: Viva Post Number: 239 Registered: 5-2001 |
i would definitely stay away from those Y locations. here is a link for a comfort inn in a really nice, safe area of brooklyn -- bay ridge. we had a business there a while back. lots of shops, restaurants, activity. http://www.metrotravelguide.com/hotelinfo/Brooklyn/NY/USA/7960/?distance=1.47&po i=American_Museum-Natural_Hstry | ||
| Elizabeth Citizen Username: Elizabeth Post Number: 171 Registered: 7-2002 |
My daughter, age 25 (feel free to draw conclusions about her accommodation standards) says Greenpoint Y is very clean, very nice, in safest/nicest area of Greenpoint and that there's a police station right across the street. Note: I think that Algebra's other-forum-poster has made a tricky request. People have radically different notions about what is acceptably clean, safe, etc. | ||
| Elizabeth Citizen Username: Elizabeth Post Number: 172 Registered: 7-2002 |
Sorry. I should have added my daughter never stayed in the Greenpoint Y but she used its facilities and, I think, taught a class there. | ||
| Paul Brinckerhoff Citizen Username: Brinckie2 Post Number: 13 Registered: 9-2002 |
My parents used to stay at the Garde Green Bed and Breakfast in Park Slope when they came to visit and they found it reasonably priced and very nice. Its on a lovely tree-lined street.. http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/ny/n/nyn7601.htm | ||
| alison kosakowski Citizen Username: Alikoz Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2002 |
They should check out Craig's List NY: http://newyork.craigslist.org/ It's a free classifieds site that is just about the best way to find ANYTHING in the NY area. From acting jobs to roomshares to free couches. | ||
| eliz Citizen Username: Eliz Post Number: 522 Registered: 5-2001 |
The best-of part of Craig's list is addictive. |
