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Brooklyn: the Ugly Duckling Borough?

Before declaring it the place to be, some Brits color Brooklyn as the "dowdy sister; solely the route to JFK Airport; the Tooting of New York—where people live by necessity, and work to escape from;" and of course a place for pimps and mobsters. But that was all before celebrities moved there. [via Animal]

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By Jen Carlson in on September 21, 2009 2:49 PM

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  • NannyState

    Meanwhile, in London's West End, another party of drunken revellers shits and pisses in the streets. Tra La La...

  • Steven

    As usual Queens is left out.

  • Shinobi Shaw

    Hmmm, when I think of Europe I think of France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland *not* Britain.

    'Nuff said.

  • Think2wice

    Which is pretty much in sync with the opinion of some Britons who are convinced they live on a vast continent in the middle of the Atlantic far away from the wogs, frogs, despots, papists, and the Eurozone. Maybe it's an island thing.

  • matty

    I thought JFK was in Queens. WTF

  • longacre

    It is in Queens. I guess they're talking about taking the A train or a cab to JFK from lower Manhattan.

  • ticktick

    "Brooklyn is the route to JFK"? Yes, and Britain is the flyover state to the real Europe.

  • Think2wice

    Good. Maybe this will keep some shallow tart or git away from here.

  • Rocknrope

    Does anyone really give a rat's ass what the Brits think of Brooklyn?

  • Kevin Walsh

    "Foreign," for the spelling nazis.

    www.forgotten-ny.com

  • Mr Mel

    You could have copped out by saying you meant feign.

  • Kevin Walsh

    NYC in a foeign publication, eh...

    --Movie and actor reference, check

    --The Mob, check

    ---Sarah J. Parker, check

    Visiting Brits can find the real NYC in...

    www.forgotten-ny.com

  • bklynbagel

    cant we just send the tourists to staten island? someone start a camapaign on how awesome that island is please.

  • Trilby16

    Now of course it is Queens that gets all the dissing.

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