Rita > wrote in message >. ..
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:06:50 GMT, Frank Lynch >
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 04:02:26 GMT, in a clarity of expression
> >resembling Cicero, Joey DoWop Dee > wrote:
> >
> >>Please excuse the OT, but as I was recently *new* to the city, too, I
> >>quickly learned that Brooklyn (and the other four Boroughs) are *all* part
> >>of NYC.
> >
> >Many outer borough residents say they are "going into the city" when
> >they mean Manhattan. Probably a carryover from their childhoods, when
> >Brooklyn was a separate city. :-)> >

> I live in Queens and have lived in both Manhattan and Brooklyn.
> While the area of Brooklyn I lived in -- Park Slope -- had been
> resettled by Manhattanites before I arrived there in the mid 1980s,
> and Astoria, Queens, where I now live is seeing an influx of the
> same, it is amazing to me how many New Yorkers in the so-called
> "outer boroughs" almost never visit Manhattan.

> I had a neighbor who was into walking for physical fitness and I
> suggested to her to join me in walking in Central park which affords
> endless paths and mixed terrain that has nothing to match it in
> Queens and is at most a 15 minute subway ride to the Park. She
> looked at me as if I was proposing a trip to Outer Mongolia.

> That said, there are many Manhattanites who never have explored the
> other boroughs, although there is much of interest there . New
> Yorkers can be as limited as small town folks in their willingness
> to explore their city's diversity.>>

Indeed! There are far more Gothamites who rarely venture outside of
Manhattan. Afterall, since Manhattan has it all (aka center of the
universe), everyone and their mother SHLEPS on down!ehe Brooklyn (aka
Kings County - founded by the British in honor of King Charles II; 4th
largest city in the US) is only second to Manhattan, in terms of being
the most romanticized city in the world. From Coney Island (world's
most famous 'amusement' park) to The Brooklyn Bridge (world's first
steel suspension bridge), how sweet it is!ehehe
As a service to those in rec.food.cooking, I never tire of repeating
the following (ehe): While I always welcome out-of-town inquiries to
nyc.food, I also can't help but PISH in my pants!ehehe Not only is NYC
(first capital of America from 1789-1790) the cultural, financial,
fashion, retail, trade, sports, music, diamond, theatre, media &
communications capital of the world, but it's also the cuisine capital
of the world.
In NYC (safest, largest city in the US), all one has to do is walk
and ye shall find!eh NYC is home to miles of food to explore from
hundreds of nations. From 17,312 restaurants (that's 1 day for 47
years) to the highest concentration of food media outlets, from The
Food Network to NBC's (World Headquarters at Rockefeller Center - hub
of broadcasting) hit reality show "The Restaurant, from $1,000
omelettes to a piano player & doorman at McDonald's, from Gabonese to
Guatemalan, from Kosher Chinese to the the world's largest Kosher
Supermarket (Brach's), NY shall always be unique in the number of
chances one has to discover something new & delicious. -D, NYC "If
food were a competitive sport, New York City would have more gold
medals than anywhere else in the world." - TRACY NIEPORENT, Myriad
Restaurant Group, NYC & Company Restaurant Committee Chair
http://www.fact-index.com/n/ne/new_york__new_york.html (New York, New
York - History of NY - "Capital of The World")
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/rese...sh_essay.shtml
(New York Jewish History)
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/pres...oct13_2_02.htm (NY Kosher
facts & figures, Brach's - World's Largest Kosher Supermarket)
http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=57 (NY & COMPANY -
NYC Statistics & Fun Facts)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2004a/pr126-04.html (NYC - safest,
largest city in the US - 2004)
http://www.homestore.com/homefinance...texpensive.asp
(Most Expensive Cities To Live In - NYC tops list)
http://www.forbes.com (Most Expensive Homes In America - 3 of top 5
homes from NY)