While visiting the ruins at Coba in Mexico, I met an elderly couple from Germany. When I told them I was from Brooklyn they responded "oh it's so dangerous there." Trying to explain the diversity of Brooklyn was a task I wasn't quite up to at the time. This series of photos and essays about Brooklyn and it's famous and not so famous residents provides a nice snapshot. Link.Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Brooklynites
While visiting the ruins at Coba in Mexico, I met an elderly couple from Germany. When I told them I was from Brooklyn they responded "oh it's so dangerous there." Trying to explain the diversity of Brooklyn was a task I wasn't quite up to at the time. This series of photos and essays about Brooklyn and it's famous and not so famous residents provides a nice snapshot. Link.
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Happy that the author of the second was so moved by Lafayette Avenue. The pictured house is across the street from my apartment and doesn't transport me to the South - to me it's just the yellow house in front of the bus stop.
There are no nirvanas but there seems to be something about BK that makes it special. I've been living in BK for the last 8 years and it has always felt like home. I've always identified with people from BK more than I have with people from Manhattan. Sure it's dirty and crowded, and there are parts you won't catch me passing through, but despite its shortcomings, the appeal is real. I may move on at some point in my life but for now this is where I want to be and the kind of people profiled in this photo essay are a big reason why.
Obviously, I'm proud of my client, Dmitiry Salita, representing in the Brooklynites profile. It's also cool to see Rosie Perez - who looks her age but still looks hot. Great cross-section of people profiled. Brooklyn is a special place.
I've lived all over New York City.
In Manhattan - I lived in a bunch of neighborhoods - upper east, upper west, Turtle Bay, Greenwich Village. I must say that I loved the Village the best of all. My type of hype with the restaurants, the bars, the movie theaters - just the general vibe. To me, the Village was why I came to NYC.
I also lived in both Astoria and Forest Hills in Queens. Both had their charm but there was always a lack of cool things to do in the neighborhood. Both have a few strips with a restaurant or two that's cool but I wasn't wed to either place.
In Brooklyn, I've lived in Flatbush, Fort Greene and now Kensington. The area of Flatbush I lived in was working class but zero to do there. Kensington is somewhat similar though a little more upscale. A nice quiet place for families with kids, which is where I'm at in my life now - but not a great place for the single person. My favorite place I've lived in Brooklyn was Fort Greene. I lived on Carlton Ave. b/w Lafayette and DeKalb. I was down the street from BAM - so I had my art films and cultural happenings. I was also just down the street from all of the funky restaurants on DeKalb - Lulu's, Buttacup (RIP), Chez Oskar, Madiba, etc. Not only that, but the big train station at Atlantic was within walking distance. Such a great neighborhood. Does it beat the village for best place I've lived in NYC? Not for me, not quite - but it's a bit more affordable. It used to be a helluva lot more affordable - now it's just a bit.
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