We omitted a few contributions but here are some of the ones we liked. Vote on which one you like the best. (Thanks Ron!)Kensington (Brooklyn)
1. Home of a thousand Nail Salons.
2. Where criminals are bored.
3. The parents here are only just beginning to get annoying.
4. Manhattan Studio = Kensington House
5. What happens in Golden Farm stays in Golden Farm
6. Peace in the Middle East ='s 11218
7. When did London steal our name?
8. Where Christians, Jews and Muslims live together without rocket propelled grenade launchers.
9. Where S.T.D.s means booze
10. Just blocks from the Ocean... Parkway
And finally, 11. Kensington (Brooklyn), where there's a Mosque on Church (Avenue)
96 comments:
I like the T-shirt: We can't see Manhattan and we don't care. Although from the rooftop on my building I can see Manhattan.
How about: From the park to the cemetery
Kensington: Can't Wait to Escape!
Kensington, Brooklyn.
Not as nice as Kensington, London, but way better than Kensington, Philadelphia.
Kensington:
Great place for a Thai restaurant
Kensington;
We don't get our caffeine jolt in this hood!
Kensington, where no prescription goes unfilled.
Kensington:
We're bored and we like it.
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your
huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
(Basically Slackers from Williamsburg)
Park Slope Studio = Kensington 2 Bedroom.
We have Jake, what you got?
Next stop on the F: Boredom.
Just 2 miles from Park Slope.
I'm in a New York fuge state of mind.
I get a free pass........I grew up here!
Ron
we have Jake Cutie Pie in the Kens, what do you have?
Kensington
You know.. next to Ditmas Park?
Next to Windsor Terrace??
Next to Boro Park???
Next to Midwood????
Kensington: Open for Business (Any business! Please!)
Kensington:
A Stone Throw Away from Park Slo — Ouch! Hey!
Wait, can we actually vote on these? I really like some of them. I'd happily buy one if someone put the winner up on cafepress.com or something
I'd go for "The parents here are only just beginning to get annoying."
I would prefer a simpler message :
Kensington
We Speak Your Language
[list every language name spoken here in their own script/language under the tagline, centered]
Heck, maybe i'll make some up.
so what are the languages?
English
Hebrew
Spanish
Turkish
Russian
Polish
Urdu
Arabic
Bengali (Bangla)
French
Chinese
Italian
Albanian
... others I missed?
Kensington: We don't want to be like Park Slope anyway!
Er, I meant make some up as in, make the t shirts.. not the languages :)
If you're really making t-shirts, think if you'd really want to wear these messages walking around the city. Some of them don't exactly make Kensington sound that great.
#1 - not wearing that sorry. and can't imagine a guy wearing that
#2 - is that the best thing??
#3 - might piss off some parents already here
#4 - not all of us live in houses
#5 - a bit esoteric
#6 - ehn. that's cuz they don't talk to each other. also, it's not just jews and muslims here
#7 - why do i have a feeling the british one was established first?
#8 - personally, a bit too political for me to want to wear
#9 - ok, try explaining that one walking down the streets of manhattan. sorry, i don't want to be mistaken for being an STD carrier or a boozer
#10 - good
#11 - well, i think there's a mosque, church, and synagogue on church.
I wish we could post images. :(
http://slopemedia.com/images/ktown.jpg
Also, what's with the white on black t-shirts?? fine for the blog, but considering today's heat, white with black or other color lettering is more appealing.
Jake: Is this your site (as you're in advertising)? why's it say slope? unless, i'm guessing you used to be in the slope.
12:14-
Yeah, I used to be in the Slope. It's my site, but it's not really my business... it's a long story. I actually run an in-house agency for a retail shop in Manhattan.
jake: nice. know any art director jobs? :) i'll be needing one in a couple weeks !
eek. i'll keep my ears open, but I'm pretty out of the loop these days (thankfully!). if i hear anything, i'll be sure to let them know there's an anonymous poster on a blog in my 'hood who needs a gig.
;)
:D thanks
Kensington:
Only known to us.
notgnisneK in the mirror.
Fruit Sand Capitol of New York.
Future home of a Starbucks in 2035.
Where people can still smoke in Bars.
Next stop on the F: The Twlight Zone.
Where is that again?
I usually have a good sense of humor, honest, but #3 ticks me off. Not all parents are A-Holes, just fyi. We don't all have Bugaboos and trust funds. A few of us understand that the sun does not revolve around our children. Some of us even have lives outside of our children, imagine that!! Really, attacking people just because they have kids is pathetic.
12:41-
Are you a parent? If so, based on that post, you're an annoying one.
*taking cover before the battle begins*
Kensington:
Where no toe needs go unpolished
Kensington
Where slot car champions are born.
Kensington is probably the only non-gentrified neighborhood in heartland of Brooklyn strategically located between the park, the slope, and Coney Island.
I love the old-fashioned neighborhood feel of Kensington!! I am hoping it stays this way because before you know it, yuppie scum will crawl in and try to infest the whole place… (Look at East Village, Williamsburg, and Bushwick).
I am hopeful – because it is primary a residential area and "real" families do live here…
Yeah, the parent post was annoying...get thee to Park Slope wtih the Bugaboo...
Yuppies are already here, 114. they're not paying 500k and up for those new developments because they're in the poor house, honey...
Old fashioned neighborhood?? I dunno, but living where I grew up, didn't look anything like kensington. Also, never saw all the bengali and hasidim as Kensington has. And I can imagine even 80 yr old people who lived in Manhattan don't recall seeing that in their "old fashioned" days of the city. yes, it's true there are houses here, more than apartment buildings. but old-fashioned neighborhood? hmmm... maybe if you were living back when this area was summer cottage living for the city folk.
Why are you bashing the parent poster? She clearly said she's not a bugaboo type. You're all saying how this is a great family neighborhood, and here she is saying how she is one of those families but resents being automatically treated like she's a PS stroller mom. Ok, the only thing is that she went a little ballistic with her posting, but she has a right to say she doesn't like being treated like what she's not.
Kensington, Church Ave:
That's where the F we are.
Love it mela.
JK.
Mela - that last one is by far my favorite! Awesome. I also got a chuckle out of the STDs one, though yeah I'd probably want to stick to the neighborhood in that one ;) Very creative ideas though - thanks for sharing! I'd buy one too.
JK... oh i could probably find some more:
Kensington:
Get the F out here
(yeah i think someone's going to ruin that with "outta".. but.. hey, it's fun)
Kensington:
Come Stagnate with Us.
Where Gentrification has no meaning.
We don't loot during blackouts.
Where Old School meets New School and nobody really cares.
Where smart people can sleep at night.
New Yorks Best Kept Secret!
Time to make the Bagels, Matzas, Samosas, Moon Cakes, etc, etc,
Where every day is like a day at the UN.
Where crime is just two 3 stops away on the Manhattan bound F.
Where our identity is spelled: John Doe.
My vote is definitely for the S.T.D. one!!! I don't know what those guys were thinking when they came up with that name LOL.
T-shirt Front-side:
KENSINGTON?
T-shirt Back-side:
Map of the 5 boroughs with a star over Kensington.
Where crime is just 3 stops away on the Manhattan bound F.
P.S. I was actually born in PS, so no malice!
Better...
S.T.D. Liquors: Shop at your own risk.
Ok guys,
These are all great ideas for shirts, I think by the next Church Avenue Funk Fest in September there should be a booth with someone selling these shirts.
Sell them for 10 bucks? for some kind of charity thing or just for your pocket?
I think they will all sell, you have a wide market in Kensington.
Ron
I don't get the parent bashers either. The poster specifically was saying they weren't one of the "bugaboo parents" and that not all parents should be lumped into the annoying category--since when is Kensington only for singles or those who aren't having kids? Since parents are hated so much, guess those of you with the nasty comments are orphans or have big-time issues with your own parents. How sad.
These are all great ideas... I personally like the We can't see Manhattan and we don't care:-)
And the Peace in the middle east = 11218
That is clever, i'd wear that.
Ok, sorry, but that last part was not particularly a good argument to get an ear, anon 2:55. overshadows your point and puts you up for attack and those parents you're standing up for.
I was not for the bashing of the first poster, but the way you both are givng your argument, i can see why people are associating you with the stroller moms, regardless of whether you're one or not. Let's keep this constructive.
I may be the one selling my ideas, as I'll be out of a job. :D
I think the parent bashing is just spillover from the stereotype of park slope parents. That stereotype includes very rich woman who push around 1000 dollar strollers, wear their diamond push prizes, can afford to stay home longer than 12 weeks, live in brownstones, and go on message boards to complain about their DHs (Dear Hubbys).
I'm sure some if not most of these woman are excellent mothers and really nice people. It's just part of the endless tradiation of the have nots ripping on the haves. Don't anyone take offense to that either. I'm just making an observation.
And for the record, I like neighborhoods full of familes. Just so long as my rent doesn't skyrocket and I don't get pushed away.
Rock on.
-JK
I'm with JK. The parent-haters need to relax. We won't hurt you. And frankly, the single folks can be just as annoying, self-centered and oblivious. Becoming a parent doesn't endow you with these traits.
but back to the topic, I totally love mela's suggestion but would make the following change:
Ft Hamilton Pkwy - Church Ave
That's Where the F We Are
Kensington
It's not just for horses.
What a relief to see JK's message! I'm going to be moving to Kensington, and will be a new mom soon, and some of these posts make it sound like I should be scared to go out with my baby because I might be attacked for being a parent! I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination (and I'm getting an inexpensive, non-status stroller) and I want to contribute to the community, and geez, I'd like to feel like I'll be safe here, not hated or attacked by someone who doesn't know me just because I have a baby! I guess Park Slope parents have really given all parents a bad name, eh? I don't know, I've never met any (although I did read the Times article this week). It's a shame, there are annoying/lovely people in all groups, so why put possibly very nice people on the defensive and bunch everyone together as bad/annoying? It just seems so angry.
Good suggestion anon 3:44. Come to think of it, isn't Ditmas Ave considered part of Kensington as well? I know people in K'ton who use it.
Hmm.. i may have to rethink the design. I may have to do a line with the 3 stops above the tagline "That's where the F we are"
Welcome to Kensington, anon 3:47! :)
Thanks Mela, I appreciate that!! Oh, and I like #10. As for #9, I'm guessing that I'll know what S.T.D. is in reference to when I move in. Glad there seems to be lots of people with good senses of humor here!
S.T.D. is the unusual name of a liquor store on Church Avenue.
Welcome to the hood. Like any neighborhood, it has pros and cons. But we are liking it so far. Another friendly people and friendly fetuses are always welcome : ).
JK
Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!
Kensington: [strikethrough]Double decaf mocha latte americhino [/strikethrough] coffee!
i like 3, 6 (minus the 's-- and for us programming nerds, maybe make it a ==), 8, and 10. 10 is probably the least controversial but it's hilarious.
Oh Yeah, I'm thinking about my kids right now.
I sent my seven and three year old to the bodega to buy me some beer!
I vote for "That's where the F we are."
That's funny. I'd wear it. :)
You're a programming nerd, Suzan? That's hot. Oh, and I like your website.
When my dad sent me to buy his Chesterfields I came right back, what the hell is wrong with these kids today? Someone call Kevin at Dennys and find out if my kids are there, my daughter forgot her bottle, and once she starts screaming no ones going to be doing Karaoke. Who says us parents don't care!
It's cool dude. She's not screaming at all.
Kensington--putting the K in Brooklyn
i like melas suggestion. i am a parent but there is something a bit insane about the child centered excessiveness that often pervades park slope. i personally had no wish to spend all day "negotiating" with a toddler and believe children get teeth for a reason. i do agree with child centered-just not child self centered. and common sense should prevail.
Kensington: Where Jawas, Ewoks and Wookies avoid the Empire.
I vote for:
Where Christians, Jews and Muslims live together without rocket propelled grenade launchers
How about:
KENSINGTON - FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD DITMAS PARK
KENSINGTON HOME OF THE WORST POST OFFICE ON EARTH 11218
How about " I went to Kensington and couldn't find anything to buy except for this shirt"?
anon 9.32
We lived in Ditmas Park and MOVED to Ktown b/c my husband got mugged TWICE at gunpoint. First time at Church Ave Q stop on x-mas eve and second on Cortelyou Rd. We LEFT b/c of the many many other saftey issues we faced on or near the Q. (Once at Parkside where we witnessed a gang come on the train and pummel the crap out of a guy). You can HAVE DP and PLG! Pay top dollar and hang w the rest of the criminals (including the recent cop shooting!) We may not have vox pop (and look up that owner, he's been know to steal from authers to pay for the 'cause) but we're ok w that if it means I can walk the dog alone after dark.
Kensington where real estate prices keep rising for Park Slopers
me gusta numero ocho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there could be different ones!i'd buy a few-even for my kids.
when my father in law was a school aged lad he used to sing "oh kensington " in school every morning.
kensington home of the real people
Kensington:
I rolled down the Slope, fell off the Terrace
and here I am!
Where the Intolerant become Tolerant.
Where Brownstones are found in your Gall Bladder.
Where bike lanes mean nothing.
We just like being different from the rest.
Home of the first multi-language ATM
We still sleep with our windows open.
The land that crime forgot.
Don't tell your friends......Shhhhh.
Our Chinese restaurant exhaust fumes
are better than yours.
Ron
keen on kensington
where we ken sing a ton
bee
we will always have kensington
haha, i like "we still sleep with our windows open"
KENSINGTON - WHERE WE PARK OUR CARS ON THE LAWN
KENSINGTON is for losers version--
"We WILL Get the Services Our Property Values Demand!"
KENSINGTON is for lovers version--
Mela above, hip to all tongues around, tho' missing Yiddish, Ukrainian +++.
wwib
how about:
Putting the K in Backfat
how about:
Putting the K in Backfat
BAC(k)FAT
kensington
>>I rolled down the Slope, fell off the Terrace
and here I am!<<
I vote for this one but with maybe a more positive outcome. (Sounds like you fell off the terrace into a vat of hot oil instead of landing in a great neighborhood).
How's about:
We like it here.
Where Diversity Reigns.
According to the Realtors, we are the next Park Slope.
Also, in response to the one about the plethora of languages, at one of the local public schools they reportedly have 24 different languages spoken in the homes of their students.
elvis is alive and well and living in kensington
I like the one about the jews, muslims, and christians living together without killing eacheother. Very on point. When I first moved here I was amazed- Fridays nights I'd hear the Jewish siren, saturday the muslim mosque and sunday mornings the church bells. It's wonderful.
Although the STD one had me rollin'!!!!
HOW ABOUT THE SLOGAN "KENSINGTON - NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS"
OK,
REVISED:
I slid down the Slope,
Climbed down the Terrace
and here I am!
If you slide down the Slope,
And climb down the Terrace
You'll find KENSINGTON
Welcome to Brooklyn's Mid-Section:
KENSINGTON
Just wanted to share the S.T.D. liquor store is actually named after the founding owner - Sebastian Thomas Drago (If I recall it correctly) an immigrant from Yugoslavia or some other Balkan republic...
Oh No!
This can't be true!
Follow the link..................
http://www.cafepress.com/citymemories/2074000
NO I DID NOT DO IT!!!
Ron
To the commenter who wants parents to move to Kensington as long as the prices don't go up. Logistically implausible, dude.
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