Park Slope Reader - Fall 2019 #70

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SLOPE SURVEY
Ervand Abrahamian
Amy Fonda Sara
What brought you to Park Slope?
My family grew overnight from 2 to 4--and then to 5.
We left Manhattan with few regrets in 1983. Before then, I had not
set foot in Park Slope, nor even in Brooklyn.
What is your most memorable Park Slope moment?
Taking kids and pet on walks in the park especially to the meadow.
If you could change one thing about the neighborhood, what would
it be?
Less gentrification. Less empty store-fronts. Less banks.
What do you think Park Slope will look like in 10 years?
More tall buildings- unfortunately.
The Slope Survey returns for its 14th installment
with author and educator Jed Abrahamian.
What are you reading, would you recommend it?
My work requires me to do too much reading. For relaxation I prefer
movies or tv mysteries, especially Vera, Midsomer Murders, and
Morse (Endeavor). Certainly not Downton Abbey.
Jed was born in Iran, grew up in Iran and England, and
moved to New York in 1963. He has lived in Park Slope
since 1984 and joined the coop in 1990.
Professor Emeritus of History from Graduate Center and
Baruch College in City University of New York. Jed is an
author on the history of modern Iran, his latest book is
“The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and the Roots of Modern
US-Iranian Relations” (New Press).
What is your greatest extravagance?
Eating out.
If you couldn’t live in Park Slope or in Brooklyn, where would you
go?
I can’t imagine any other place with such a great park, neighborhood
feeling, and public transport- plus BAM.
Who is your hero, real or fictional?
Heros are to be avoided.
Last Word, What’s is turning you on these days?
The hope that Trump nightmare will have to end.