I am originally from Los Angeles and moved to Park Slope three years ago.  I lived with one roommate in a three-bedroom, 1,000-square-foot apartment. Thanks to rent regulation, our rent was $1,800 per month.

I was 10 minutes away from Barclays Center and 10 minutes away from Prospect Park. Basically right in the middle of all the activities, between Fifth and Sixth Avenue, in one of the pre-war apartment buildings near Union Street.