'Brooklyn Kicks Manhattan's Butt'
Over the weekend I picked up a copy of the free weekly called The Park Slope Paper. Inside, there is coverage of the Municipal Art Society's Manhattan vs. Brooklyn debate held Oct. 7. Did I mention this paper is a weekly?

You may recall I skipped the $45 event and instead came up with my own comparison list. But the belated Brooklyn newspaper story backs up my theory that Brooklyn people really despise Manhattan and Manhattan people kind of shrug off their hate, not understanding why people would bother coming out here except for lower rents.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali acknowledged he's only been to Brooklyn twice, and said he didn't know Brooklyn had it's own Fifth Avenue, let alone notable restaurants there.

And as for the bitter Brooklynites: "I chose to live in Brooklyn. It's alive, and not resting on its laurels like the theme park that is Manhattan. Brooklyn is still happening. Manhattan stopped happening in 1934!" says Kurt Anderson, who is identified as a radio host for NPR, rather than co-founder of SPY magazine.

And from Brooklyn Brewery owner Steve Hindy: "It's true many famous Brooklynites move to Manhattan, but their essential creativity happens in Brooklyn. When they move to Manhattan, they become tiresome windbags."
- posted by Amy @ 11/17/2003 12:52:00 PM