{"id":121,"date":"2020-04-26T00:39:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T04:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/2008\/03\/11\/finding-the-unexpected-in-flatbush\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:11:04","slug":"finding-the-unexpected-in-flatbush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/121\/finding-the-unexpected-in-flatbush\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Unexpected in Flatbush: Exploring Cortelyou Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like the proverbial phoenix out of the ashes, the little Brooklyn Ditmas Park nabe, known as Cortelyou Road<\/strong>, has risen from its dicey 1970s and 1980s past, blossoming into one of the borough\u2019s most delightful areas. Using \u201ctrendy\u201d in only the most positive way, Cortelyou comprises a mini urban wonderland of exciting cafes, restaurants, and shops.<\/p>\n

The immaculately tended tree-lined streets pass by post-war apartment buildings, renovated brownstones, and (for total anachronistic contrast) an array of gorgeous old Victorian-era private homes\u2014all within a stone\u2019s throw of each other.<\/p>\n

The prestigious schools and multiple playgrounds and parks make it an ideal environment to raise children, but the burgeoning nightlife similarly beckons the influx of young professionals who have, of late, chosen to make the still-affordable residences here their home. Indeed, Cortelyou has become the bastion for refugees from Park Slope and lower Manhattan where Trump-ed up rents have made comfortable living impossible.<\/p>\n

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