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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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  • Kanye West Is Trying To Be Big Brother


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    THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik, so Kanye West’s face randomly appeared on a Brooklyn wall performing his new Track.  This guy is so cocky and so damn delusional it is insane.  I have no doubt that he is the one that set this up, like he is big brother or something. Kanye doesn’t look like a new slave to me?? He is ...
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  • theworstroom:Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.“Looking for...


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    theworstroom : Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. “Looking for two roommates.”  “Top bunk is $500 per month, bottom bunk is $600 per month.” Wow.
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  • The Word On The Street, Part II: Jefferson Street


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    Taken May 20, 2013. [IMG: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/8758617487_c0dd436fac_z.jpg]
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  • Tourist in Your Own Town: Dumbo, Brooklyn


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    Gifted with two unscheduled hours on a bright Sunday afternoon—not enough to get out of town, but plenty of time for an escape—I grabbed my trusty MetroCard and ventured Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. My tenacity was rewarded with a glimpse of Tom Fruin’s Watertower II in Brooklyn Bridge Park, ...
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  • Brooklyn Bridge Park Prexy Regina Myer Mentioned as Possible City Planning Commissioner


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    City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden is expected to leave office when a new mayor is inaugurated next year. According to Crain’s New York Business , among those considered likely candidates to succeed her is Brooklyn Bridge Park President Regina Myer. The Crain’s article notes: Ms. Myer has received ...
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  • Landmarks Says No Go To Willow Street Backyard Pool


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    Residents of 105 Willow Street who applied to excavate their backyard 25 feet deep for an in-ground pool got a thumbs down from Landmarks, according to a story in Brownstoner . The application called for excavation of the property’s rear yard, “putting in a pool and whirlpool underground with a barrel vault ...
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  • New York City’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Racial Profiling Case at Final Arguments


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    Kimani Gray, 16, New York ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Shooting VictimChocolate City is following the final arguments of the class action lawsuit taking place in Manhattan, NY. The two months racial profiling trial is set to conclude today. The federal class action trial involves the City of New York’s stop-and-frisk ...
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  • Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime


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    A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop.Ariel Tejada, 24, detailed the planning that went into the brutal 2011 robbery that led to the...
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  • Andray Blatche had good season for Nets


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    When Blatche was amnestied by the Wizards last summer, some wondered if he would ever get another NBA job again after his tumultuous tenure in the nation’s capital, including sitting out most of last season, first with a calf injury and then because Washington simply didn’t want him around any longer.But after ...
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  • Gardens in the mist


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    The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, yesterday. Between the irises, wisteria and Spanish bluebells, it smelled pretty good. Despite the low cloud and precipitation, I did not use the umbrella I was carrying, and arrived home pleasantly damp. I did nibble a wisteria flower (flowers edible, pods toxic). ...
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  • Damn, Barclays Center, Why You Smell So Fine?


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    Its been a while since the Nets played in a building that didnt reek of inadequacy and failure. But if youve been to a game in Brooklyn, perhaps you noticed the air was a little...sexy? Its not just that new-multipurpose-arena smell. The Barclays Center has been pumping perfume through the vents. Read more... ...
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  • Q&A: Brett Yormark, Barclays Center CEO


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    Brett Yormark, the CEO of the Barclays Center, is also spearheading Forest City Ratners proposal to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum.
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  • Gerald Wallace: Crash Landing


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    Benny Nadeau In honor of Brooklyns inaugural season, were rolling out analysis, highlights, and more on each Brooklyn Nets player, one per day. Welcome to Gerald Wallace Day, AKA #CrashBack. By the numbers: 69 G, 68 GS, 30.1 MPG, 7.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.4 SPG, .7 BPG, .397 FG%, 637 FT%, .490 TS%, .448 ...
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  • Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013) DVDRip x264 AC3-Riding High


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    Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013) DVDRip x264 AC3-Riding High Quote: Goat (2013) Link: Code: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598172/ Language: English Size: 1394424701 bytes (1.30 GiB), duration: 01:56:19, avg.bitrate: 1598 kb/s Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5:1 Video: h264, yuv420p, 720×304, 23.98 ...
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  • Gallery: Gerald Wallace, Kineticism


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    raya lim In honor of Brooklyns inaugural season, were rolling out analysis, highlights, and more on each Brooklyn Nets player, one per day. Welcome to Gerald Wallace Day, AKA #CrashBack. @dwill8, via Instagram ...
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  • Brooklyn Heights Resident & Pulitzer Winner Ron Chernow Receives BIO Award


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    Brooklyn Heights resident Ron Chernow , who won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his biography Washington: A Life , as well as a place in the Brooklyn Heights Blog’s Top 10 that year, has received the BIO award from the non-profit Biographers International Organization. During a gathering May 18 at the Roosevelt ...
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  • Indie 38: New York Citys 38 Best Independent Boutiques


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    Its time to update our Indie 38 , our annual list of the citys best standalone clothing and jewelry boutiques. In order to keep the numbers manageable, weve added a few parameters. Like last time, weve excluded all vintage stores and anything that hasnt been open for at least six months. Weve also eliminated stores ...
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  • Brooklyn Nets Deron Williams Says He Used Criticism As Motivation


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    Apr 22, 2013; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams (8) walks away on the court against the Chicago Bulls during game two in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the Barclays Center. Bulls won 90-82. Mandatory Credit: Debby Wong-USA TODAY Sports As a rule of thumb, most professional ...
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  • On the Runway Blog: Video: Bill Cunninghams On the Street, Full Bloom


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    A focus of fashion is the length of the leg, seen in tights or just bare.        
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  • Wacky Museums Worth Visiting, Part 1


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    Not all museums are filled with hard to interpret “art” or old mummified corpses of unfortunate child-kings (read Tutankhamen). Some museums are created to feed that fun, interesting, wacky part of you that still believes in unicorns. Unfortunately, there is no unicorn museum, but here are some other crazy ...
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