Gothamist: Taglines for Brooklyn

tommy

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:01:13 -0500

To be honest, I can't decide between "It's always a slow news day in Brooklyn," and "Brooklyn: Home of the Best-Spent Tax Dollars." It's a toughie, for sure.

J

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:33:25 -0500

All the people leaving comments about how Brooklyn is awful are using reverse psychology - trying to get fewer people to move there and more people to leave so they can afford to buy a brownstone. In the words of the inimitable Mr. Markowitz: "Blessed are those who bought early."

ltorres

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:29:30 -0500

Brooklyn: The Borough of Kings!

citizen

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:41:12 -0500

"Move to Manhattan B!"

j&m

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:18:31 -0500

how about "brooklyn: way better than queens" or "brooklyn: the trendiest name for your daughter."

j&m

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:18:09 -0500

how about "brooklyn: way better than queens" or "brooklyn: the trendiest name for your daughter."

k

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:58:27 -0500

it does?!

Samantha T

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:04:20 -0500

"Brooklyn: Actually Extends Beyond Park Slope"

Toby

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:25:38 -0500

Hey Oscar Madison - When I was a little kid I remember Peugeot 505 taxis, the WNBC news open with the bolt of lightning hitting the statue of Liberty and a big 4 coming out of it, Ed Koch asking "How am I doing?", dirty streets, etc. Getting back to basketball - the Nets were established in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association. Their orginal name was the New Jersey Americans which played in the Teaneck Armory, then they became the New York Nets and moved to Long Island in 1973, returning to their home state in 1977. So "Brooklyn: We don't need some stupid basketball team from New Jersey." is quite accurate.

oscar madison

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:07:03 -0500

hey toby - I realize you're still unpacking from Indiana or wherever the Greyhound came from; but that team belonged to NY long before jersey got them. We'll take 'em back anyday, certainly when you consider the state of the Knicks. brooklyn - the anus of ny that drops all over staten island.

Brooklyn Keeps On Takin It

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:46:42 -0500

Brooklyn already has some good time-tested nicknames. They should use one of those (for example, "The Mother Borough" or "The Planet").

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 23:32:43 -0500

Brooklyn: A way to avoid Larry and hideous Chelsea!

Toby

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:10:53 -0500

Brooklyn: Because if you went the same distance the other way you would be in New Jersey.

Muk

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:08:38 -0500

Brooklyn: A Stepping Stone to Eventually Hanging Out with Great People Like Larry!

Larry's a dick

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:41:12 -0500

Not everyone can have their parents pay for his apartment, Lawrence. Loser.

Eric Bauer

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:36:10 -0500

Manhattan's waffle runoff or the ever popular "manhattan's psycho cousin"

Jen

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:04:56 -0500

Brooklyn: Calling All Yuppies! ("Yuppies" can be replaced with "Hipsters" or any other modern stereotype desired.)

Toby

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:49:32 -0500

Brooklyn: Bruce Ratner go back to Cleveland. Brooklyn: We don't need some stupid basketball team from New Jersey.

Dave H.

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:46:51 -0500

Brooklyn: We Got Your Nets Right Here.

Dave H.

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:45:22 -0500

Brooklyn: We Don't Need Spike Lee Anyways!

Larry

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:26:51 -0500

Brooklyn: A wasteland for people who can't afford Manhattan but want to pretend that they enjoy all the cultural benefits of Manhatttan and, anyway, Chelsea is just a 5 minute subway-ride!

Rocknrope

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:18:05 -0500

Brooklyn: Come see Mr. Pink in Barnes & Noble.

Harsh Reality

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:13:07 -0500

Brooklyn - Cheaper Food, Weirder Jews.

Rocknrope

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:10:55 -0500

Brooklyn: Now Get Out.

Toby

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:41:49 -0500

To take a cue from Marty Markowitz's own signs, "Brooklyn: How sweet it is" - which is of course the signature line of Jackie Gleason. Or how about "Brooklyn: King of the Boroughs." Since Brooklyn is Kings County.

Jack Nguy

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:35:48 -0500

Its questioned whether or not Pluto is considered a planet. Brooklyn: The Questionable Borough

Gari N. Corp

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:23:14 -0500

Brooklyn: A proper Borough deserves a proper Beep. Why can Brooklyn not afford a decent tourism officer, rather than spending money fuelling Markowitz' nebulous tilts at higher office? The man's an embarrassment, as even the mostly cursory look at the achievements of the other Beeps demonstrates. Damn I wish the man would leave. On an entirely diferent note, i think you should run one of those Q&A things with NY1's Debbie Duhaime (the one that gets really excited about slow traffic on the Belt Parkway but neglects to mention service changes on NY1).

snoop doggy dogg

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:15:43 -0500

Brooklyn: Just a G Train Thang

Kevin Walsh

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:11:07 -0500

The Better Borough. www.forgotten-ny.com

j

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:05:43 -0500

No no, ntvnyrkr, thats Jersey's slogan.

cc

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:58:07 -0500

How about, "Brooklyn: Welcome Back." (That's a "Welcome Back, Kotter" reference for you youngsters.)

ntvnyrkr

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:52:21 -0500

'That smell"