Seen from the Stoop: Distance from the Subway and Other Concerns

But how far is it from the subway?

The New York Times takes a look at the “new generation of mom and pops that has thrived in regentrified Brooklyn.” Not that co-ownership is all vegan ponies and artisianal butterflies, Sweet Melissa’s Melissa Murphy warns, citing the shared stress as the biggest hurdle. Maybe join a mobile app company instead? The Park Slope-based Roadify just came out with an app designed to encourage arena-goers to use public transit — a noble goal, especially given the number of people that are apparently just standing around the arena, gazing up and contemplating their entries into the NYT’s “What Does Barclays Look Like To You” contest (answers: “an underslung platypus,” “a huge George Foreman grill”).

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Eagle just came to the revolutionary conclusion that the main thing Brooklyn renters care about is location and distance to a subway. Similarly fascinated by the real lives of mysterious Brooklynites, TONY put together a guide to Brooklyn bloggers favorite spots.