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Is 'Crown Heights North' the New Carroll Gardens?

New York Times touts Central Brooklyn neighborhood as a good alternative to those who can't afford Carroll Gardens.

On Saturday, The New York Times made an interesting suggestion for those priced out of their dream neighborhood. Instead of moving a few subway stops away to a neighborhood that might not be anywhere as nice, how about moving across the city to a neighborhood that has the housing stock and amenities you were looking for?

Example A was the Upper West Side and it's (more) affordable doppelgänger Prospect Heights. Instead of Central Park you get Prospect. Instead of Lincoln Center and the American Museum of Natural History you get the , the and the . The tree-lined streets and stately brownstones are the same in both spots, as are the stroller pushing parents and the child-friendly activities to serve them. 

Also paired in the article were Carroll Gardens with "Crown Heights North" (is that moniker ), saying that both neighborhoods offer a "congenial mix of the traditional and the retro-modern that has drawn well-heeled newcomers, many with families."

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Both neighborhoods have brownstones, but while one in Carroll Gardens can easily exceed $2 million (median price was $602 per square foot), they go for $700,000 to $900,000 in the Dean Street/Nostrand area (with the median price at $384 per square foot), according to the Times.  

The article also highlighted the hip combination of new and longstanding businesses in Carroll Gardens, citing the old-school Italian atmosphere at , which lures a mix of firefighters, senior citizens and young children with its red sauce and inexpensive eggplant parms, and its neighboring modern luxe barbershop —where a shave and a haircut is far from two bits.

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Other pairings were Lower East Side/Greenpoint, Hells Kitchen/Long Island City, and Soho/Ladies' Mile in the Broadway/W. 20th area.

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