Manhattan V. Brooklyn: Ready, Steady, Go!

by aubreeWYATTsmith 3 contributors - August 28, 2008 + Add To This Guide

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Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee, U.S. Civil War: "America has no north, no south, no east, no west. The sun rises over the hills and sets over the mountains, the compass just points up and down, and we can laugh now at the absurd notion of there being a north and a south. We are one and undivided." This Guidespotter: Yeah, tell that to a Williamsburger on a Saturday night when one of his crew suggests migrating to a sports bar in Midtown East Manhattan. Seriously.

Overview of a Rivalry

Central Park. McCarron Park. Pianos. Pete’s Candy Store. Brooklyn Brewery. Heartland Brewery. Greenwich Village. Williamsburg. Park Slope stroller brigades. Park Avenue stroller brigades. Cock those muskets. Start your engines. Swipe your Metrocards. You tell the world what’s so great about your Borough! (And what’s so lame about mine – but watch yourself – My island’s where the big ape swings…)

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Grimaldi's

19 Cadman Plz W, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Oh, it is ON! Which Manhattan pizzeria rivals Grimaldi’s? Lombardi’s? I DON’T THINK SO! We’ve even got the long lines to compete with those of city venues.

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John's Pizzeria

Where did the cast of “The Lord of The Rings” decide to dine when they jetted back from NZ? NOT Grimaldi’s, ladies and gents. Nope. John’s. Where did Yoko Ono decide to indulge? John’s. Where does Woody Allen go when he’s got a hankering for a thin crust pie? You guessed it…Johns. (Oh, and for those of you who aren’t familiar, John’s has three convenient locations…all of them in Manhattan!)

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The problem is that Brooklyn used to be a city unto itself, and has never quite recovered from being integrated into Manhattan as a borough. I dated a born & raised Brooklynite and his family had a map of Brooklyn when it was a singular entity, and whenever the topic of Brooklyn as a city came up it was extremely easy to offend because real Brooklynites are still bitter. It’s like asking an adult to go and sit at the kiddie table for Christmas.
Can’t we just say they’re both great for different reasons?
Can’t we agree that there are too many hipsters in Williamsburg, and that the hipster is the lumbering, Mastodonic beast that won’t die, but needs to?
GOD I hate hipsters.
For that reason, New York City wins. Simply because Brooklyn is in fact awash with hipsters, whereas in NYC they sort of get lost in the flood of diversity.

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: by aubreeWYATTsmith 09/12/2008 Reply

I painted the SuperHero Supply store! And that’s no joke. Painted the back room red. Damn, I hate it when Brooklynites are right…

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aubreeWYATTsmith

Washington Heights, New York

The name's Aubree Wyatt Smith. A ten-year Manhattanite, writer, and day trip enthusiast; Creative Director of Groom Groove dot com, and also Managing Editor of Daily Stoke dot com. In my humble opinion, the best "bang-for-your-buck" day trip in the metro NYC area is a train trip to Sleepy Hollow....