Brooklyn vs. Manhattan

This week, Time Out NY stokes the culture wars by digging into the Brooklyn vs. Manhattan wars. First, two editors debate the issue, followed by a series of multiple choice quizzes that test how “Brooklyn” or “Manhattan” you are and how easily you can recognize your fellow borough dwellers. Here’s one excerpt from the debate and you can find links to the quizzes below:

By choosing Brooklyn, we give ourselves the chance to dig into New York, to connect with what’s going on around us. We can hang out in any of myriad parks with friends—or have them over for dinner inside our actual apartments. We can know our neighbors, both in our buildings and on our blocks so that if we need to, we can make a big stink to clean up, protect or change something about our home. In Manhattan, businesses (and tenants) rotate in and out so fast that it’s unlikely you’d even notice when another one was planning to usurp a mom-and-pop store, or that you’d know enough people to fight it.

Let the stereotyping begin!
Brooklyn vs. Manhattan: The Debate [Time Out NY]
Brooklyn vs. Manhattan: The Quiz [Time Out NY]
Brooklyn vs. Manhattan: Stereotype Test [Time Out NY]