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This week we’re talking about home and truth be told I can spend all day gushing about why I love Brooklyn so much. It’s one of the main reasons I based #allegedly in the borough of Kings. Born and raised here, I wanted to highlight locations that are being swept under the rug by gentrification.
Here are some of my favorite landmarks:
1) Brooklyn Bridge
It’s gorgeous from afar, perfect evening stroll across the river. Working in the city, I instantly feel better when I see it, knowing I’m one step closer to home.
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2) Coney Island
Every summer, on one perfect Friday night, I head down to Coney Island to enjoy the rides at Astroland Park, eat a Nathan’s hot dog, take in the fireworks, and dance to house music on the boardwalk. Brings back so many memories. My mother’s mother took her there as I child, and my parents took me as I child.
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3) Fulton Hot Dog King
There’s Nathan’s and then there’s Fulton Hot Dog King, located downtown Brooklyn on Fulton Street Mall. I have no explanation for why these cheap hotdogs are so damn good and how the business has survived for so long. But when I was dead broke working on my masters, five dollars at this place saved me on many occasions.
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4) Brooklyn’s “Big Ben”
Well, it’s not really called Big Ben, it’s actually called the Williamsburg Bank Tower. But most refer to it by “the clock.” It’s like a compass, you immediately know where you are in Brooklyn depending on what angle you can see it from. As a kid, it was only four blocks from my apartment, so if I was ever lost, I would look up to find my way home.
5) BIGGIE
Ok, Biggie isn’t exactly a landmark but he is our legendary rap icon that helped put Brooklyn on the map. There are tons of murals painted in dedication but this one, “live from Bedford-Stuyvesant…” is one of my favorites.
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Brooklyn Stand Up and S/O your favorite spots! 🙂
Jay Z – “Hello Brooklyn” from Greg Solenström on Vimeo.