Look beyond a handsome jawline or a flirty pair of eyes. If you’re hoping to make a love connection in New York City — your potential mate’s neighborhood could be an important factor in your hunt to find “The One.”
Popular dating site OKCupid has released some data that might make you reconsider your refusal to date anyone from Queens or even call someone who lives above 145th Street. The OKCupid figures rate the compatibility of its users based on their neighborhoods — and what do you know, love can be found even in some of the most unlikely corners of the city.
Turns out true love could be as close as a ride on the G train. People from Greenpoint and Bed-Stuy get on quite well, with a compatibility rate of 46.09. Greenpointers get along with just about everyone, but specifically Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Astoria, Flatbush, Bushwick, and Park Slope. Canoodling close behind is Bed-Stuy and Prospect Heights with a compatibility score of 41.57.
Who is least compatible, you might ask? It’s you Turtle Bay. You with pretty much anyone. Particularly, though, Turtle Bay and Chelsea — those two just cannot see eye to eye with a rate of 14.41. Can you imagine that first date? Awkward.
Here’s a look at the numbers. Do you agree with these matches, or are you and your significant other the happy exception to the rule?
Astoria, Long Island City 37.73
Greenpoint, Sunset Park 37.34
East Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant 36.80
Clinton Hill, Park Slope 36.41
Park Slope, Prospect Heights 36.31
Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant 35.94
Clinton Hill, Washington Heights 35.87
Greenpoint, Hell’s Kitchen 35.37
Greenpoint, Tribeca 34.73
Jackson Heights, Central Harlem 34.03
Greenpoint, SoHo 34.02
Flatbush, Alphabet City 33.90
Jackson Heights, Yorkville 33.37
Astoria, Hell’s Kitchen 33.19
Times Square & Theater District, Prospect Heights 33.09
Bushwick, Alphabet City 32.90
Greenpoint, Gramercy Park 32.89
Astoria, The Upper East Side 32.60
Clinton Hill, Crown Heights 32.54
Greenpoint, Turtle Bay 32.35
Central Harlem, Bedford-Stuyvesant 32.18
Times Square & Theater District, Prospect Lefferts Gardens 31.94
The Upper West Side, Prospect Heights 31.78
Greenpoint, Midtown 31.48
Hell’s Kitchen, Gramercy Park 22.53
The Financial District, Hell’s Kitchen 22.49
The East Village, Hell’s Kitchen 22.49
Chelsea, The Financial District 17.83
Turtle Bay, The East Village 17.27
Turtle Bay, Gravesend 17.18
Turtle Bay, East New York 17.17
Turtle Bay, Tribeca 16.70
Turtle Bay, SoHo 16.36
Turtle Bay, Gramercy Park 15.69
Turtle Bay, Chelsea 14.41
