I was long gone before you were there, moved out of Sunset Park in 2001, just before the false flag in September. My businesses were in Park Slope, where I still own a brownstone with 6 apartments and a store. There's a huge backyard there, 22 feet by 60, which we never did anything with because it was behind our take out catering facility. It was in deep shade because of a mulberry in the next yard so little would grow.
Our home was a gorgeous brownstone in Sunset Park, with the perfect size yard for a young mother who like to grow flowers. I had a tiny yard, just big enough for a kiddie pool and few kids splashing around in it. I loved that house. One of my biggest regrets is selling it, but the parking was too difficult for that same mother of three. I hated it then, but I could sure live there now, or at least have an apartment to use for visits. Oh well.
Good luck! Things seem to fall into place for me when it's the right time. I'm sure they will for you, too.