PARK SLOPE IN TOP TEN OF GREAT AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS

Park Slope has made the 2007 list of great American neighborhoods put together by the American Planning Organization, which had this to say about its new national program:

"The American Planning Organization celebrates the first 10 Great Streets and 10 Great Neighborhoods designated through its new national program, Great Places in America. Launched last spring, Great Places in America celebrates places of exemplary character, quality, and planning. Places are selected annually and represent the gold standard of communities, offering Americans better choices for where and how to work and live."

 The other 9 neighborhoods are:

Chatham Village in Pittsburg***Eastern Market in Washington, DC***Elmwood Village in Buffalo, NY***First Addition in Lake Oswego, Oregon****Hillcrest in San Diego****North Beach in San Francisco***Old West Austin in Austin, Texas***Pike Place Market in Seattle***West Urbana in Illinois.

Congratulations to all the nabes who made the list.