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58 | PARK SLOPE READER<br />
SLOPE<br />
SURVEY<br />
Martin Medina<br />
What brought you to Park Slope?<br />
I met a woman.<br />
What is your most memorable Park Slope moment?<br />
That’s so many moments. I’ve been here almost thirty<br />
years. There won’t be one, there are just too many—<br />
opening up in Park Slope on Seventh Avenue, back in<br />
1990. A good day for you is… Being busy.<br />
Describe your community superpower.<br />
Bringing people together and feeding people. Feeding<br />
people is definitely what I’ve done here.<br />
If you could change one thing about the neighborhood,<br />
what would it be?<br />
Put a beach right next to it. Or, subtract winters.<br />
What do you think Park Slope will look like in 10 years?<br />
in 20 years?<br />
The same, except around us it’ll be built up.<br />
What were your childhood nicknames?<br />
Marty.<br />
The Slope Survey returns for its 5th installment<br />
with Martin Medina, owner of<br />
Varrio 408 and Rachel’s Taqueria on Fifth<br />
Avenue. Medina is commonly hailed as<br />
the man who first brought Taquerias to<br />
Park Slope. Here, his California dreamin’<br />
helps us kick off summer.<br />
What is your greatest extravagance?<br />
My old 1953 Chevy pickup truck.<br />
If you couldn’t live in Park Slope or in Brooklyn, where<br />
would you go?<br />
San Clemente, California.<br />
Who is your hero, real or fictional?<br />
There’s so many of them, but I would say Martin Luther<br />
King Jr. is one of my heroes.
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