Hands down the nicest place on Earth. Statistically speaking, one of the most culturally diverse places in the
world. You
will find African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and many other races. Many narrow-minded people like to think that Brooklyn is made up mostly of ghettos, but that is completely false. Look at Mill Basin, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope. They'
re several of the richest areas in the five boroughs. That's what makes BK so unique, because there are ghettos, suburb places, and
fine luxurious areas. There are neighborhoods that are so diverse it's placing this borough as a prime example of a microcosm of the
world.
Countless number of famous people from actors to ballplayers to rappers to politicians and to scholars are from Brooklyn. (
Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Joe Torre, Willie Randolph, Vince Lombardi, Larry
King, Spike Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Papoose....the list goes on and on).
There is also a
deep history with Brooklyn. Simply the culture of Brooklyn is so diverse and crossing-over that there is almost too much to cover. The Brooklyn style (or culture) is composed of every culture, leaving it as a unique style itself. That's why you'll hear many people say, "There's only
one Brooklyn" or "Brooklyn is the place to be!". From it's pizza to the music to the streets to the bars and to the clothing fashion, there is truly no other place like Brooklyn.
"I grew up in Brooklyn. 'Nuff said."
-Johnny
Kelly“He'
s pretty easygoing, a real Brooklyn guy.”
-Carol Moran
"You
don't experience New York until you experience Brooklyn"
-Marty Markowitz
"You've never been to Brooklyn? You visited Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Argentina, and many other places in the world, but you have never visited Brooklyn? Man, that's like going to a bar and not drinking..."
-Jimmy Gillows
"You may see on the map that there exists several places in the US named 'Brooklyn'. I only know one Brooklyn"
-Vince Lombardi
"You
don't know the
definition of diversity unless you've been to Brooklyn"
-Billy Yung
