Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City, and is situated across the East River from Manhattan. Settled by the Dutch in the 17th century, and named for the Dutch town Breuckelen ("Broken Woods"), Brooklyn was an independent city until amalgamation with New York in 1898.

Brooklyn has always had a special character distinct from New York. It is known for its ethnic neighborhoods, its vibrant art scene, and the blocks of Victorian brownstone houses and churches. Brooklyn Heights was home to many literary people such as Thomas Wolfe and Walt Whitman, who captured their own particular Brooklyns in prose and poetry, just as people continue to do today.

There is a vibrant Brooklyn blog community. Some blogs focus on life in Brooklyn today and on all the facets of its present. There are also blogs specific to particular Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Fort Greene, Gowanus and Williamsburg. Still other blogs explore Brooklyn's rich past. There are as many Brooklyn places to visit online as there are real corners of this fascinating place.

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• Franklin Park

  
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  The Weather was so bad last Saturday that I was force to go to Franklin Park, my favorite bar in Crown Heights, and draw inside. I was the only person in there for a while so I drew the beer pumps and the later I was able to convince the bar tender Lauren to sit for a portrait. As Saturdays go, not too bad.
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• Victoria Beckham: Yogurtland Mama

  
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  Tending to her motherly duties after flying back to the States from London, Victoria Beckham was spotted out with the boys in North Hollywood on Friday (November 20). With Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn all in tow, the former Spice Girl did the best to keep the group close together as they grabbed up an afternoon snack ...
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• Aherns spook house

  
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  Halloween might be long gone, but Carrie Ahern and her fellow dancers are haunting the Brooklyn Lyceum this week. Theyre decidely flesh-and-blood creatures. But, if you go, youll feel the hairs on your arms tingling, particularly if you spend any time in the small, upstairs room where powerful Donna Costello ...
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• Atomische : Tino Crazy / 2009

  
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• Victoria Beckham & Her Yogurtland Boys

  
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  Victoria Beckham was spotted picking up her three gorgeous boys - Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, 7, and Cruz, 4 - from school and taking them for a treat at Yogurtland on Friday (November 20). Vickys hubby, David Beckham , recently said that the family plans to make Los Angeles their home. LA is amazing for what ...
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• Atomische : 18 is Nice / 2006

  
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• Brooklyn Circus ‘09 Winter Varsity Jackets

  
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  Part of Brooklyn Circus’ Winter collection is a pair of new varsity jackets. Each use a combination of thick wool and leather materials and feature the familiar chenille letters and patches. Look for them to release soon. mash rating: 7.5/10 More after the jump. pic and info: Brooklyn ...
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• Atomische : Broke Brick Corner / 2007

  
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  Atomische  : Broke Brick Corner / 2007
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• Victoria Beckham & Her Boys Get Chilly

  
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  Victoria Beckham was spotted with all of her boys, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz , in North Hollywood to get frozen yogurt on Friday. They are back in the States now from London. I’ve missed seeing them around! Victoria is looking amazing! She recently said that her running machine is her best friend. “I’m ...
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• Cobra Clutch Comedy at Moonshine on 12/4

  
  The Word on Columbia Street — Authority: 428
  Head over to Moonshine on 12/4/09 at 11 Pm for a Free comedy show - the perfect compliment to Moonshines cheap buckets of beer! This show will be happening on the first Friday of the month from now on, so check out the official Cobra Clutch blog page for more details about this and other upcoming events.
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• Atomische : Born That Way / 2007

  
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• Atomische : A Series of Tubes / 2008

  
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• Atomische : Angels and Accordions / 2008

  
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• Victoria Beckham: Yogurtland Family!

  
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  Victoria Beckham picks up her sons — Brooklyn , 10, Romeo , 7, and Cruz , 4 — from school and takes them to Yogurtland for some sweet treats on Friday (November 20) in North Hollywood. Meanwhile, dad David Beckham and fellow soccer star Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy addressed the media’s ...
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• Atomische : Ridgewood Reservoir / 2009

  
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• Atomische : Newton Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour /...

  
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• Nets on the Net: 11/21/09 Edition

  
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  Similar to NAS, Al Iannazzone calls this a must win for the Nets today. Shaun Powell at NBA.com thinks there are better days ahead for the Nets. Meanwhile, in his countdown column at SI, Ian Thomsen says there are three reasons why the Nets aren’t the NBA’s worst team. John Hollinger at ESPN Insider ...
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• Download Brooklyn’s Finest Movie

  
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  I watched Brooklyn’s Finest movie from library here for free, you can also try it.
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• Beckham stayed at Galaxy to enable kids to get a “normal” schooling

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  London, Nov. 21 (ANI): David Beckham has revealed that the attraction of spending quality time with his family was the main reason that kept him committed at Galaxy, despite his under-whelming, injury-plagued start in Las Angles. Beckham turned down the opt-out clause in his Galaxy contract to ensure that he will stay ...
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• Elucid On Elucid

  
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  As you might have expected we have been loving the new Elucid album. But we wanted to know if our feelings and thoughts on the Sub Bass Diet had any correlation to the feelings and thoughts that went behind making it, so we asked Elucid to break the spirit of the album down for us, turns out we are definitely ...
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