This one from The New York Times real estate section, which interviewed local residents who came to town in recent years and realtor Mark Slade.
We can argue against their description of our haven as "Brooklyn West," but it's said with praise.
A portion of the story below:
Just call it “Brooklyn West.”
That’s
how many of the residents of Maplewood think of their town, especially
those who have followed the typical migration pattern of moving from Manhattan
to Brooklyn to Maplewood, which they see as an extension of the hip,
cultured, community-involved lifestyle they’d grown accustomed to in New
York.
“A
lot of like-minded transplants have come here from various enclaves of
the city seeking the same kind of life in a suburban setting, which
happens to be a beautiful setting, with parks and rolling hills and
colonial houses,” said Alexis Robie, a television producer who moved
here from Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, last October with his wife,
Corie, and two young children. They bought a 1920 side-hall colonial
with three bedrooms and one full and two half baths, paying $630,000.
Read it all HERE. There is also an online slideshow of township pics.
I have to say it was particularly enjoyable knowing that the 3 recent immigrating Maplewoodians were, in fact, my clients and that they ended up buying 2 of my former Maplewoodian's properties.
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