Claire Danes Pretty Much Hates Brooklyn

danes1009.jpg Although Angela Chase would have loved it, it's not like Claire Danes ever seemed like much of an outer-borough girl — and NY Mag recently discovered just how Manhattan she really is. The actress told them, “I do love walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, I have to say." But after thinking about it realized she's never gotten much further than DUMBO. Her husband defended her, saying, "You’re speaking to the most politely pro-Manhattanite person that you’ve ever met, right here." They then referred to Prospect Park as "a big patch of grass somewhere there."

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I'd like to check out her big patch of grass

It's not hard to find: just look right down under DUMBO.

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Claire Danes hasn't been relevant since I was in high school 13 years ago.

Manhattan hasn't been relevant, either.

If you live and work in Manhattan is it any surprise people think everything resolves around Manhattan?

To be fair, if you live, work and hang out in one particular borough, it's perfectly normal to stay mostly in that borough. I have friends who live, work and play in Queens and very rarely leave. I know more than a few Brooklynites who do the same. I know a 50-year-old guy born and raised in Hell's Kitchen, and he told me he's been to Brooklyn only about ten times.

one stroll through brooklyn heights should change her mind :)

Yea? Well, she's big boned.

So how does the Molly Ringwald of the 90's get free publicity to fire up her otherwise tepid notoriety?

Just boast which side of a body of water you'd prefer to be on! Then it's just smoothe sailing on to Gothamist, Gawker, Curbed, Brownstoner, and company!

[jazz hands]

Now that I know how she feels about Brooklyn (or anything), maybe I can sleep at night!

bklyn? Not even worth spelling out. So not worth the rent or commute time. Unless you actually work there.

I'm calling her bluff. I waited on her at a restaurant in Prospect Heights not too long ago.

Yet another plus in Brooklyn's column of awesome: we don't have Claire Danes here.

Claire Danes probably couldn't find Brooklyn on a map. Big deal.

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