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Brooklyn new york stories

From the shores and heights of Brooklyn you can see it all.

Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, the bridges, Governors Island, New Jersey, JFK, the World Trade Center and the Empire State Building.

Once a city itself, it became a borough of New York City in 1898, without ever losing its unique place in American culture.

The Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson, Ralph Kramden, hipsters. Middle class neighborhoods to brownstone gentrification few can afford.

Brooklyn's evolution mirrors a changing America.

Arriving at Grand Central around nine in the morning I took the subway to City Hall Park and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge on a clear day. It was early enough to avoid the bigger crowds I would run into on the walk back in mid-afternoon.

In contrast to Manhattan, Brooklyn has many patches of leafy green neighborhoods with trademark dappled sunshine falling on the steps of row houses and shading children playing under the watchful eyes of their mothers and nannies.

It is an urban lifestyle built around the convenience of small businesses catering to customers who live within walking distance.

Then there is the cool factor that attracts tourists, school children on field trips, and others who want to borrow the vibe for a few hours and be able to name drop Brooklyn with people they might impress back home.

Brooklyn is a melting pot within a melting pot, the center of the stew, and you can't help but come away from a visit feeling hopeful about the United States - certain that it can all work. That diversity is not just strength, but it's what makes life interesting.

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© Dean Pagani 2022

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