The Talk of the Town...BROOKLYN!

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It seems like the (not-so) “New Brooklyn” is all the mainstream media can talk about these days...and with the introduction of Girls, we are really screwed here people. Even our dear disgusting Gowanus is getting Whole Foods-ed (though I’m pretty excited) and just give it time, even Bed-Stuy will find an artisanal mayonnaise shop on every corner and will be donned the new “IT” locale. So what has the NYT said about Brooklyn and are we really the talk of the town?

According to the BKLYNR, a new Brooklyn-focused online semi-monthly, the percentage of BK mentions in the NYT has increased over the last 30 years or so...and of course has gone from gang violence to shiny new real estate projects. BKLYNR’s featured article has an interactive map dating back to 1981 with stats on how many times Brooklyn was mentioned in the Times, the most mentioned neighborhoods, and the biggest changes in mentions (positive or negative), as well as a little bit of yearly history.  Check it out for yourself HERE.