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| | From:  Rosita7160 (Original Message) | Sent: 6/25/2006 5:48 PM |
Brooklyn is the fourth-largest city in America—or it would be if it weren't attached to New York City. This is relevant because, as with any major city, it's way too big to see in one trip. There are vast tranches into which a visitor never ventures—fascinating enclaves, worlds unto themselves, but not particularly tour-able. The parts you hear about, those with the restaurants and shops and museums and parks (and controversial new New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets Arenas and Williamsburg Bank Towers purchased by Magic Johnson to turn into condos), these are more manageable. Rather than attempt to list every last corner of interest, we offer the following capsule neighborhood guide, including the crucial information: where to get off the subway. Scour the listings magazines for further details on each place—the latest openings, the current exhibits, the outdoor concerts and so on.
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 Many of the novels, plays, films, and television shows about New York City-ranging from Death of a Salesman to The Honeymooners-are set in Brooklyn rather than Manhattan, perhaps because of the widely differing characters of these two boroughs. While Manhattan is world-class in sophistication and influence, Brooklyn is famous for such things as the hot dogs on Coney Island, and always has been quintessentially American. Yet there is much more to Brooklyn than the popular stereotype. Manhattanites flock to performances at the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Egyptology collection at the Brooklyn Museum compares with those in London and Cairo. Brooklyn's beautiful Prospect Park was designed by Olmsted and Vaux, who considered it more beautiful than another park they designed-Central Park in Manhattan. |
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| (City description continued from the Brooklyn City Page) As the most heavily populated borough, Brooklyn handles about 40 percent of New York City's vast shipping industry. It was pieced together from 25 independent villages and fought valiantly before allowing itself to be taken into New York City in 1898. | |
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Brooklyn Bridge
Spans the East River from
Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn Heights
 The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous architectural landmarks in New York. It has been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" and has been praised by such authors as Walt Whitman, Hart Crane and Lewis Mumford. The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River and connects Brooklyn to lower Manhattan. It was originally designed to handle horse and buggy traffic along with pedestrians. Today, as one of the three bridges that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan, it handles thousands of automobiles and pedestrians everyday.
According to legend, John Augustus Roebling came up with idea for the Brooklyn Bridge when the ferry that was then the only way to get to Manhattan, wasn’t able to run because of inclement weather. He looked across the ice flows that bottled up the ferry and knew that there must be a better way...  Roebling began work in 1867, but the task of such a monumental undertaking was fraught with danger. Roebling died from gangrene two years after construction began when a ferryboat accidentally crushed his foot. His son Washington took over construction, but was himself crippled when he got the bends from working underwater on the bridge’s towers. In an unprecedented move, Washington’s wife Emily took over construction by relaying her husband’s bedside commands and overseeing the workers.
When the bridge was first opened in 1883, nobody would be the first to walk over a bridge completed by a woman. Fortunately, the circus was in town and Emily was able to prove the bridge’s strength by walking a herd of elephants across the walkway. However, twelve pedestrians were still killed that day when the rumors of the bridge’s collapse created a stampede. (People not elephants) The bridge itself is over six thousand feet long and was the longest suspension bridge in the world for many years. It’s construction was national news and grew to symbolize the country’s progress and imagination |
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Attractions & Landmarks Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), is America's oldest operating performing arts center. Currently in its 137th year, BAM's first performance was in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War and in 1907 moved to its current location at 30 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene | Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The greenest site on the web Like all of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's world-renowned publications, our web site aims to offer lots of practical -- and scientifically impeccable -- information to help you create a greener world. Take BBG's virtual stroll. | Brooklyn Children's Museum
Welcome to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the world's first museum for children. Since 1899, BCM has given youth a place where learning and life come together, and children can explore culture, arts, science, and the environment. Enjoy the Museum's innovative hands-on exhibition galleries, daily workshops and programs, and weekend multicultural performances. Throughout 1999, our Centennial year, we'll celebrate BCM's birthday with special exhibits and programs. Look for details in future calendar listings | Brooklyn Museum of Art
One of the country's largest museums. Open til 11 pm on first Saturdays with music and free admission. (after 5 P.M.) | Brooklyn Historical Society
The Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library and educational center dedicated to the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn's rich heritage. Our goal is to reach out to the larger community and to make connections with those who believe, as we do, that understanding Brooklyn's illustrious history is key to its future. | Brooklyn Heights Symphony Orchestra
The Brooklyn Heights Music Society is a community-based, not-for-profit organization designed to bring music to the citizens of the borough of Brooklyn. Free (!) performances at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights.
| New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum is home to 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia. The Museum is housed in an authentic 1930s subway station, at Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights, just three blocks south of the Adams Street exit of the Brooklyn Bridge. The collection contains 20 vintage subway and elevated cars, antique turnstiles, a working signal tower, a store, and much more. | |
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FUN FUN FUN!!!!! CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK | Below left, Sideshows by the Seashore. At right, the iconic Wonder Wheel. |  |  | |
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| "Brooklyn 101" and "Brownstone Brooklyn" visit the Brooklyn Heights Promenade |  |  | |
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WE (BROOKLYN) EVEN HAVE OUR OWN BREWERY CHECK IT OUT! |
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