Top Ten signs that you are in Flatbush

10. You find yourself waiting on line to get into 'standing room only' at Dougie's on Saturday Night.

9. There are no Starbucks or Barnes & Nobles in sight. There are, however, 5 kosher pizza places within a three block radius.

8. The "Kosher Gym"- need I say more?

7. The only person to respond to your "Good Shabbos's" is the guy asking for change on the corner.

6. Every other car on the street is a BMW/ Lexus leased from "Malcar". (Only real Brooklyn aficionados will appreciate that one).

5. There are at least three shuls/shteibel's on every block, but the one you daven at, is five blocks away from your house.

4. You can find a maariv minyan at 12:27 a.m., and then satisfy your midnight craving at Bissele's.

3. Every bakery/ and restaurant requires at least three hashgacha's.

2. Finding a parking spot on Ave. J on a Friday afternoon is your week's biggest triumph.

1. Chicago? Is that the state near Baltimore?