Brooklyn = Overrated

[Gvac]

When it comes to the 5 boroughs that comprise New York City, Manhattan is universally accepted as the greatest of them all, as well it should be. From Central Park to the Financial District, from Broadway to Times Square, from The United Nations to the Chelsea Piers; everything worth seeing and doing in NYC is on that one tiny island that is Manhattan.

I think it's also universally accepted that Staten Island is the worst. No offense to those who live there, but it's really only included because they needed the dues. Kind of like Delta house taking in Flounder.

Of the remaining three, Brooklyn is often rated above both Queens and the Bronx because of its history. It's gotten romanticized over the years, but let's be honest - since the Dodgers left over 50 years ago, Brooklyn's been on a downward slide. Coney Island is a shit hole these days, and the amusement parks that have popped up all over the country have left this dump irrelevant even as an amusement park.

I know Queens and the Bronx ain't no bargains either, but at least they're home to the Mets and Yankees. What does Brooklyn have? Not a whole hell of a lot, except for the memories of a time long gone.

I think it's time people admit that's all they have there - memories. If you open your eyes and look at present day Brooklyn for what it is, you'd realize it's just another suburb of Manhattan, even less New York City-like than Long Island or Jersey.

[GreatAmericanZero]

even if brooklyn is overrated, its still the 2nd best borough.

[EliSnow]

It has Peter Luger's. Damn great steakhouse. My favorite in the city.

[drjoek]

It has Peter Luger's. Damn great steakhouse. My favorite in the city.


Even at 945 in the morning I could go for a nice steak.

[smiler grogan]

You son of a gun. I rate Brooklyn as my #1 borough in the city. Manhattan has become a strip mall of shiny trinkits for the tourists and the playground for the rich. Since the LES and Tribeca have been gentrified no offense Mikey Boy the art and music scene has been pushed out to Brooklyn making it the hippest borough currently. Living in Staten Island I know it aint got much but Queens got Earl so there you go, the Bronx has the Zoo so that gives it a push so to sum up.

Smilers rankings of the 5 boroughs:
1 Brooklyn
2 Manhattan
3 Bronx
4 Staten Island (geographically alone it should be Jersey but I'm glad it aint)
5 Queens (Earl factor)

[Don Stugots]

Gvac just found his way onto the DO NOT Invite list for my next party. good day sir.


Seriously, I love living in Brooklyn. More so since we moved to Bay Ridge. I love the neighborhood. I always have. I enjoy walking to the stores up and down 3rd ave. I enjoy not having to take the truck to go food shopping. With that said, I have seen the rest of the borough go through so many changes that it does dishearten me. Bensonhurst, where I grew up is now mixed with Chinese, Middle Eastern and Russians. The signs for store are no longer even in English. Park Slope has erased all of its history for the Yuppies money. Bushwick is trying to turn itself around but it is not happening. Coney Island, evey year gets closer to losing what little history and pride of its past and closer to extinction.

[Gvac]

Bensonhurst, where I grew up is now mixed with Chinese, Middle Eastern and Russians. The signs for store are no longer even in English. Park Slope has erased all of its history for the Yuppies money. Bushwick is trying to turn itself around but it is not happening. Coney Island, evey year gets closer to losing what little history and pride of its past and closer to extinction.

Sounds like you agree with me.

[IMSlacker]

But Brooklyn home of The Blowhard. How could it possibly be overrated?

[Gvac]

But Brooklyn home of The Blowhard. How could it possibly be overrated?

Precisely my point.

The only people who think this once great borough is still great are those who wax nostalgic and view it through the memories of a wide-eyed child who just got home from the 1964 World's Fair.

Which was held in Queens, by the way.

[EddieMoscone]

It has Peter Luger's. Damn great steakhouse. My favorite in the city.

I really like Luger's, but it's as overrated as Brooklyn is. Their bacon and burgers are better than their steak. Sparks and Keen's are both better than Luger's and there are tons of others I haven't even tried yet.

Living my entire life in Queens, of course I don't think it gets enough credit, based on the food alone. Our Chinatown is better than Manhattans, Indian Food in Jackson Heights, Spanish and Italian food in Corona...it goes on and on.

I ask you, was Brooklyn featured in Men In Black?!?!

[mendyweiss]

Manhattan overrated now, imo
Head up to the Bronx to Arthur ave, the real Little Italy !
Try the veal, best in the city !!

[Don Stugots]

Sounds like you agree with me.

Yes I do but the same could be said for any city in this country. Park Slope looks no different that a "Lifestyle Center" (outdoor shopping mall) in West Lake Ohio. NYC as a whole has lost its edge. Its lost it personality in favor of Corporate Dollars.

[TheMojoPin]

Coney Island is a shit hole these days

THESE days?

Nobody on this board was alive when it wasn't a shit hole, and that includes the old farts.

[Don Stugots]

THESE days?

Nobody on this board was alive when it wasn't a shit hole, and that includes the old farts.

true. a few years ago I did a guided walking tour of it. In the 60's paroled convicts would be set up in the projects there. The idea was that if you confined all of the bad element to an area like that the rest of the borough would be cleaner. Now, the people that live there are being pushed out because someone realized that water front property is valuable

[Kublakhan61]

If only someone could of convinced the trust fund rich kids that Brooklyn is overrated BEFORE they flooded my neighborhood this past year....

[Bossanova]

Italians equal overrated

[Gvac]

Italians equal overrated

Brooklyn has fallen so far even the Italians left.

They scattered like rats off a sinking ship.

I think Brooklyn really jumped the shark right around the time The Honeymooners went off the air.

[Don Stugots]

If only someone could of convinced the trust fund rich kids that Brooklyn is overrated BEFORE they flooded my neighborhood this past year....

that would have been great.

Italians equal overrated

the Italians have nothing to do with it, this time. Blame the yuppies.

[Kublakhan61]

Italians equal overrated

You haven't met Papa Pasquale (http://papapasqualeravioli.com/index.html).

[Bossanova]

that would have been great.



the Italians have nothing to do with it, this time. Blame the yuppies.

I actually blame the hipsters and celebrities moving in. My ex's sister lived there and when the hipsters and celebs moved in it started to go to shit. SHe now lives in Spanish Harlem. Yes she took Spanish Harlem over Brooklyn

[MC Pee Pants]

Its definitely got a better music scene, as far as local and unsigned bands go. And i had some good lasagna in the basement of a bar once, i wish i remembered the name of hte place because it was the greatest.

[Bossanova]

This is when you know your neighborhood has gone to the shitter. MTV DID REAL WORLD THERE

[Don Stugots]

I actually blame the hipsters and celebrities moving in. My ex's sister lived there and when the hipsters and celebs moved in it started to go to shit. SHe now lives in Spanish Harlem. Yes she took Spanish Harlem over Brooklyn

its like they took away every that made them like it here. I can see why she would move. Sunset park is now Park Slope South, why? The Hipsters do not want to live in Sunset Park, it was a neighborhood of poor people.

[Bossanova]

its like they took away every that made them like it here. I can see why she would move. Sunset park is now Park Slope South, why? The Hipsters do not want to live in Sunset Park, it was a neighborhood of poor people.

I used to love visiting her. The bar scene was great, then it started filling up with rich girls and their douche boy friends. I mean we used to go to the "Boston" bar just to hang out with some normal people

[midwestjeff]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the entire city is overrated.

We get it, you're the center of the universe.

[sailor]

true. a few years ago I did a guided walking tour of it. In the 60's paroled convicts would be set up in the projects there. The idea was that if you confined all of the bad element to an area like that the rest of the borough would be cleaner. Now, the people that live there are being pushed out because someone realized that water front property is valuable

my boss lives in coney island and she says it has indeed turned around a lot in the last 10 years. all the changes the people who don't live there decry are actually good for the folks who are there every day. they're thrilled to have the amusement park gone.

and the bronx is so much better than brooklyn it's just silly. ooh, another half rundown brownstone that looks just like every other one.

[Don Stugots]

boston? ewwwww. i go to the old man bar on 3rd all the time. its the only place i can go to drink a beer and shot the shit.

[Don Stugots]

my boss lives in coney island and she says it has indeed turned around a lot in the last 10 years. all the changes the people who don't live there decry are actually good for the folks who are there every day. they're thrilled to have the amusement park gone.

and the bronx is so much better than brooklyn it's just silly. ooh, another half rundown brownstone that looks just like every other one.

Bronx better then brooklyn? you have lost your mind. the yuppies are over taking Mott Haven and are already branching out. Your Bronx is as dead as My Brooklyn.

[Bossanova]

boston? ewwwww. i go to the old man bar on 3rd all the time. its the only place i can go to drink a beer and shot the shit.

HAHA! I didnt say I loved it. There is a cool karaoke bar I steal pint glasses from, that we will still go to. i cant remember wat street its on for I have to be hammered to agree to karaoke

[smiler grogan]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the entire city is overrated.

We get it, you're the center of the universe.
There are times that I completely agree with this. Living here takes a ton of cash and a lot of your time as well. i would pack up and move but I have yet to find a suitable substitute. Plus I would miss everything this city has to offer.

[Gvac]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Check out this website I found! Apparently this guy agrees with me. (http://brooklynsucks.com/)

[sailor]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Check out this website I found! Apparently this guy agrees with me. (http://brooklynsucks.com/)

hahaha! "mapping the suck"

[Aneurysm]

This is why Brooklyn is overrated.

www.fredfrombrooklyn.com

Yes let it soak in, and he does a radio show 5 nights a week now.

Brooklyn can officially die

[FezsAssistant]

Brooklyn is overrated. Seems like everywhere you go, you're one block from 'the undesirables'. Why would I want to pay high rent to be surrounded by people that have been trained by Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson to hate whitey?
I live in a nicer 'more pure' neighborhood for less money.

[drjoek]

Connecticut rules!

[TheMojoPin]

Brooklyn is overrated. Seems like everywhere you go, you're one block from 'the undesirables'. Why would I want to pay high rent to be surrounded by people that have been trained by Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson to hate whitey?
I live in a nicer 'more pure' neighborhood for less money.

OK, Anthony.

[Don Stugots]

HAHA! I didnt say I loved it. There is a cool karaoke bar I steal pint glasses from, that we will still go to. i cant remember wat street its on for I have to be hammered to agree to karaoke

call me when you go next time

[Don Stugots]

hahaha! "mapping the suck"

everything in that area does suck

[sailor]

everything in that area does suck

if i lived there i'd have a 15 minute commute to soho. that would be sweet.

[lleeder]

Brooklyn we go hard we go hard

[PanterA]

What does Brooklyn have? Not a whole hell of a lotSome of the greatest restaurants you'll ever find. There's no place, besides Manhattan, to find a fantastic little place to eat.

[RoseBlood]

Some of my old relatives like to reminisce about the good old days back in Brooklyn, but I can't tell you the last time they've actually visited.

Oh and a few years ago I rode that stupid rollercoaster at Siren Fest. My neck hurt for 3 days after. :annoyed:

[Don Stugots]

Some of the greatest restaurants you'll ever find. There's no place, besides Manhattan, to find a fantastic little place to eat.

SHHH, i dont want them to come here.

[spot]

Connecticut rules!I gotta side with the Doc on this.

[zildjian361]

When it comes to the 5 boroughs that comprise New York City, Manhattan is universally accepted as the greatest of them all, as well it should be. From Central Park to the Financial District, from Broadway to Times Square, from The United Nations to the Chelsea Piers; everything worth seeing and doing in NYC is on that one tiny island that is Manhattan.

I think it's also universally accepted that Staten Island is the worst. No offense to those who live there, but it's really only included because they needed the dues. Kind of like Delta house taking in Flounder.

Of the remaining three, Brooklyn is often rated above both Queens and the Bronx because of its history. It's gotten romanticized over the years, but let's be honest - since the Dodgers left over 50 years ago, Brooklyn's been on a downward slide. Coney Island is a shit hole these days, and the amusement parks that have popped up all over the country have left this dump irrelevant even as an amusement park.

I know Queens and the Bronx ain't no bargains either, but at least they're home to the Mets and Yankees. What does Brooklyn have? Not a whole hell of a lot, except for the memories of a time long gone.

I think it's time people admit that's all they have there - memories. If you open your eyes and look at present day Brooklyn for what it is, you'd realize it's just another suburb of Manhattan, even less New York City-like than Long Island or Jersey.

But ya can't take those Memories away,:sad:

[led37zep]

But they have an Ikea!

DOES THAT NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU PEOPLE?!?!?!?!?

[The Blowhard]

Gvac's right. We don't have anything cool like a Wawa, and drinking water that you can chew.

[Gvac]

Gvac's right. We don't have anything cool like a Wawa, and drinking water that you can chew.

Neither do I.

In fact, I'm closer to midtown Manhattan than you are.

You Brooklynites are funny...you think of New Jersey as one giant city, where every part is exactly the same.

That would be like me saying Brooklyn is exactly the same as Westchester County.

But don't derail this thread. We're talking about how overrated Brooklyn is.

While it very well may be the second best borough of NYC, it's a DISTANT second.

[instrument]

NY should claim Hoboken as the Sixth.

[Mafialife Chris]

When it comes to the 5 boroughs that comprise New York City, Manhattan is universally accepted as the greatest of them all, as well it should be. From Central Park to the Financial District, from Broadway to Times Square, from The United Nations to the Chelsea Piers; everything worth seeing and doing in NYC is on that one tiny island that is Manhattan.

I think it's also universally accepted that Staten Island is the worst. No offense to those who live there, but it's really only included because they needed the dues. Kind of like Delta house taking in Flounder.

Of the remaining three, Brooklyn is often rated above both Queens and the Bronx because of its history. It's gotten romanticized over the years, but let's be honest - since the Dodgers left over 50 years ago, Brooklyn's been on a downward slide. Coney Island is a shit hole these days, and the amusement parks that have popped up all over the country have left this dump irrelevant even as an amusement park.

I know Queens and the Bronx ain't no bargains either, but at least they're home to the Mets and Yankees. What does Brooklyn have? Not a whole hell of a lot, except for the memories of a time long gone.

I think it's time people admit that's all they have there - memories. If you open your eyes and look at present day Brooklyn for what it is, you'd realize it's just another suburb of Manhattan, even less New York City-like than Long Island or Jersey.

Junior's Cheesecake
John's Deli
L and B Spamoni Gardens

Good stuff!

[The Blowhard]

Neither do I.

In fact, I'm closer to midtown Manhattan than you are.

You Brooklynites are funny...you think of New Jersey as one giant city, where every part is exactly the same.

That would be like me saying Brooklyn is exactly the same as Westchester County.

But don't derail this thread. We're talking about how overrated Brooklyn is.

While it very well may be the second best borough of NYC, it's a DISTANT second.

You are just jealous because you live in the armpit of the east coast and you want to be a New Yorker. Closer to Manhattan? You fucking hayseed, we ain't playing horseshoes! Go and listen to your shitty Southside Johnny albums, you hick!

[Ritalin]

Connecticut rules!

Stop. Just stop.

[Tenbatsuzen]

You are just jealous because you live in the armpit of the east coast and you want to be a New Yorker. Closer to Manhattan? You fucking hayseed, we ain't playing horseshoes! Go and listen to your shitty Southside Johnny albums, you hick!

Remind me, what music comes out of Brooklyn?

(watch Blowhard's head asplode)

[TheMojoPin]

http://www.laboutiquedelupi.com/blog/wp-content/blairtin-340-crooklyn.jpg

Brooklyn only became great once they got rid of all those lame white people dorkifying the place up.

[PanterA]

besides the food, you can find amazing little shops with everything you'll ever need or never knew you would need in Brooklyn. There's also millions of different type of bars and clubs as well.

Brooklyn really is the greatest borough. Its the CENTER of all the boroughs. PLUS you'll never need to search for mass transit. 90% of the time the train is right on the corner.

BOO to the Brooklyn haters

[Tenbatsuzen]

besides the food, you can find amazing little shops with everything you'll ever need or never knew you would need in Brooklyn. There's also millions of different type of bars and clubs as well.

Brooklyn really is the greatest borough. Its the CENTER of all the boroughs. PLUS you'll never need to search for mass transit. 90% of the time the train is right on the corner.

BOO to the Brooklyn haters

Brooklyn may be artsy, but now you'll see how people in Jersey feel.

Basically, as much as you pump up Brooklyn, there's a lot of different slices of Brooklyn in and throughout Jersey.

[Ritalin]

Gvac pushed a button with me, because Ronnie B went off on just this point about a month ago, and I still haven't let it go.

Brooklyn is, without a doubt, the most overrated part of NYC, and when I tell you why even Blowhard will agree with me: Brooklyn is overrun with hipster douchebags like so many cockroaches on an open bag of sugar. Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Bushwick, they're infesting that borough and rendering it unlivable.

I know all you "hey Ronnie B, I brought you a canoli" motherfuckers think that you're representing Brooklyn, but you're not. I'll tell you the one person that we all know who represents Brooklyn in my eyes:

Franklyn.

Brooklyn is a phony poseur wanna be hack.

Brooklyn is hack.

[Gvac]

besides the food, you can find amazing little shops with everything you'll ever need or never knew you would need in Brooklyn. There's also millions of different type of bars and clubs as well.

Brooklyn really is the greatest borough. Its the CENTER of all the boroughs. PLUS you'll never need to search for mass transit. 90% of the time the train is right on the corner.

BOO to the Brooklyn haters

Trains??? Mass Transit???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I'm from Jersey!

I have my own transportation. I go where I want, when I want. I also leave when I want.

Screw you city slickers.

[PanterA]

Brooklyn may be artsy, but now you'll see how people in Jersey feel.Yeah, but the thread is about the 5 boroughs...last I checked Jersey isnt even in New York let alone its 5 boroughs....

[drjoek]

Stop. Just stop.



Didn't you notice my exclamation point? They're arguing about ranking Brooklyn here. :lol:

[PanterA]

Trains??? Mass Transit???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I'm from Jersey!

I have my own transportation. I go where I want, when I want. I also leave when I want.

Screw you city slickers.again...you started the thread about the 5 boroughs...not Jersey...

stop comparing your shit stink state to ours.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Yeah, but the thread is about the 5 boroughs...last I checked Jersey isnt even in New York let alone its 5 boroughs....

I'm just saying, your defense of Brooklyn is how most people who defend Jersey feel. People make sweeping generalizations and the majority of the people passing through Jersey see two parts - the NJ Turnpike, or Newark Airport - the WORST PARTS OF THE ENTIRE STATE.

[Ritalin]

Here's how faggoty Brooklyn is:

One of the Spice Girls and a soccer player named their kid Brooklyn.

A fucking embarrassment.

(of course that stupid cunt Ashley Simpson just named her kid Bronx, but she's too dumb to care about)

[PanterA]

Trains??? Mass Transit???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I'm from Jersey!

I have my own transportation. I go where I want, when I want. I also leave when I want.

Screw you city slickers.Yeah but you're dumb state doesnt let you make a fucking left turn.

You also need to pay more in tolls then I would taking a train and bus from one end of Staten Island to the other end of Queens.

[Gvac]

Gvac pushed a button with me, because Ronnie B went off on just this point about a month ago, and I still haven't let it go.

Brooklyn is, without a doubt, the most overrated part of NYC, and when I tell you why even Blowhard will agree with me: Brooklyn is overrun with hipster douchebags like so many cockroaches on an open bag of sugar. Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Bushwick, they're infesting that borough and rendering it unlivable.

I know all you "hey Ronnie B, I brought you a canoli" motherfuckers think that you're representing Brooklyn, but you're not. I'll tell you the one person that we all know who represents Brooklyn in my eyes:

Franklyn.

Brooklyn is a phony poseur wanna be hack.

Brooklyn is hack.


Finally! Someone who gets it!

I like the cut of your jib, Ritalin.

[Ritalin]

Gvac pushed a button with me, because Ronnie B went off on just this point about a month ago, and I still haven't let it go.

Brooklyn is, without a doubt, the most overrated part of NYC, and when I tell you why even Blowhard will agree with me: Brooklyn is overrun with hipster douchebags like so many cockroaches on an open bag of sugar. Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Bushwick, they're infesting that borough and rendering it unlivable.

I know all you "hey Ronnie B, I brought you a canoli" motherfuckers think that you're representing Brooklyn, but you're not. I'll tell you the one person that we all know who represents Brooklyn in my eyes:

Franklyn.

Brooklyn is a phony poseur wanna be hack.

Brooklyn is hack.

Pussies.

Brooklyn can't even stand up for itself.

[FunkyDrummer]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/SMPress/JerseySucks.jpg

[sailor]

besides the food, you can find amazing little shops with everything you'll ever need or never knew you would need in Brooklyn. There's also millions of different type of bars and clubs as well.

Brooklyn really is the greatest borough. Its the CENTER of all the boroughs. PLUS you'll never need to search for mass transit. 90% of the time the train is right on the corner.

BOO to the Brooklyn haters

yet you live in queens? huh.

[Ritalin]

sheeeet.

You're up in the Bronx looking down on Queens?

Based on what? The Bronx has so much....I'm sorry, remind me why the Bronx are cool again?

[sailor]

sheeeet.

You're up in the Bronx looking down on Queens?

Based on what? The Bronx has so much....I'm sorry, remind me why the Bronx are cool again?

cool is over-rated. plus, i was on your side there, silly (and actually didn't have a bad thing to say about queens). my point was he was saying brooklyn was the best borough, yet he lists flushing as his address. doesn't that seem odd?

[jonyrotn]

the Bronx ain't no bargainAyeee-Ohhhh what the fuck G???


And what, Jersey's the fuckin French Riviera?

[Gvac]

Ayeee-Ohhhh what the fuck G???


And what, Jersey's the fuckin French Riviera?

Without the French! Even better!

And let's face it jony...you live in a dump. It's OK. Be proud.

[Don Stugots]

Gvac pushed a button with me, because Ronnie B went off on just this point about a month ago, and I still haven't let it go.

Brooklyn is, without a doubt, the most overrated part of NYC, and when I tell you why even Blowhard will agree with me: Brooklyn is overrun with hipster douchebags like so many cockroaches on an open bag of sugar. Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Bushwick, they're infesting that borough and rendering it unlivable.

I know all you "hey Ronnie B, I brought you a canoli" motherfuckers think that you're representing Brooklyn, but you're not. I'll tell you the one person that we all know who represents Brooklyn in my eyes:

Franklyn.

Brooklyn is a phony poseur wanna be hack.

Brooklyn is hack.

you just blew my mind.

[drusilla]

Some of the greatest restaurants you'll ever find. There's no place, besides Manhattan, to find a fantastic little place to eat.

shame on you bobby p.


i'm from queens, therefore, brooklyn sucks balls.


(not as much as staten island though)

[TheGameHHH]

Brooklyn we go hard we go hard

B-r....o-o-k.....l-y-n, come again.....

my chick lives in tha B.K. and i think its a cool area. hipsters aside, i love brooklyn.

[PanterA]

yet you live in queens? huh.shame on you bobby p.<--- I found my fiance in Brooklyn, so I fell in love with the place.

[Marc with a c]

fiance? good shit bobby.

[Gvac]

fiance? good shit bobby.

He announced it on the Thanksgiving show.

Where have you been?

[Marc with a c]

He announced it on the Thanksgiving show.

Where have you been?

i don't know. either i missed it or forgot.

[Kevin]

i don't know. either i missed it or forgot.

Or you are a selfish, uncaring bastard, who loves count chocula.

[Ritalin]

Gvac pushed a button with me, because Ronnie B went off on just this point about a month ago, and I still haven't let it go.

Brooklyn is, without a doubt, the most overrated part of NYC, and when I tell you why even Blowhard will agree with me: Brooklyn is overrun with hipster douchebags like so many cockroaches on an open bag of sugar. Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Bushwick, they're infesting that borough and rendering it unlivable.

I know all you "hey Ronnie B, I brought you a canoli" motherfuckers think that you're representing Brooklyn, but you're not. I'll tell you the one person that we all know who represents Brooklyn in my eyes:

Franklyn.

Brooklyn is a phony poseur wanna be hack.

Homina homina homina homina

Brooklyn is hack.

Homina homina homina homina

[midwestjeff]

Rambli' Jack Elliot hated Broooklyn.

Well, he hated NY as a whole, but that includes Brooklyn.

[foodcourtdruide]

Some of the greatest restaurants you'll ever find. There's no place, besides Manhattan, to find a fantastic little place to eat.

While there are great places to eat in brooklyn, I would put it on par with queens, there are some amazing restaurants in queens and its more ethnically diverse

[Don Stugots]

after spending four days in Santa Monica, i can honestly say that I am over brooklyn

[Serpico1103]

When it comes to the 5 boroughs that comprise New York City, Manhattan is universally accepted as the greatest of them all, as well it should be. From Central Park to the Financial District, from Broadway to Times Square, from The United Nations to the Chelsea Piers; everything worth seeing and doing in NYC is on that one tiny island that is Manhattan.
I think it's also universally accepted that Staten Island is the worst. No offense to those who live there, but it's really only included because they needed the dues. Kind of like Delta house taking in Flounder.
Of the remaining three, Brooklyn is often rated above both Queens and the Bronx because of its history. It's gotten romanticized over the years, but let's be honest - since the Dodgers left over 50 years ago, Brooklyn's been on a downward slide. Coney Island is a shit hole these days, and the amusement parks that have popped up all over the country have left this dump irrelevant even as an amusement park.
I know Queens and the Bronx ain't no bargains either, but at least they're home to the Mets and Yankees. What does Brooklyn have? Not a whole hell of a lot, except for the memories of a time long gone.
I think it's time people admit that's all they have there - memories. If you open your eyes and look at present day Brooklyn for what it is, you'd realize it's just another suburb of Manhattan, even less New York City-like than Long Island or Jersey.

So, as an adult, you rate neighborhoods based on amusement parks and baseball teams located within the borough?
Parks, restaurants, clubs, bars, beaches, music venues, scenic views, great public transportation, minor baseball team, wide range of ethnicities, many colleges, etc.
But you are right I would give it all up for a roller coaster and to watch grown men play a gam. :thumbdown: