Raising Jordans

Jay and I have LOVED our little corner of Harlem this past year.  It has been so convenient being around the corner from my classes and across the street from work.  Today we actually had the privilege to show my dad and his wife around our former neck of the woods and all sorts of nostalgia built up inside me (even if I have only been a Brooklynite for a mere 20 hours).  However, with my graduation date just thirty short days away (HECK YES!) we have to vacate our university owned apartment.  We elected to move into the amazingly, west coast feeling neighbourhood of Fort Greene.  Added bonus, we are going to be neighbors with a few of our closest friends.

Air B and B does a much better job of cataloging the awesomeness of our new hood, so I would recommend checking them out if you are curious about where we are setting down roots. All I can say is we could not be happier we scored an apartment in a doorman, full service building in Fort Greene.  It is a small, super popular corner of New York City which means the rental market is fierce.  It tends to be pricey, since a plethora of celebrities are moving into the area (every celebrity sighting I have had in NYC has been in Fort Greene).  So finding something in our range was something we weren’t totally sure we would wrangle.  All in all, I am thinking God has a little something to do with us finding our new home.

The community itself has an abundance of markets, luscious parks and not a Starbucks in sight.  The majority of shops and eateries are local and totally right up our alley. My west coast heart is doing back flips. Add to all that goodness that the streets are swathed in foliage and my soul is singing.  So in honor of our move here are a few snaps of our new street.