Sex and the Brooklyn
It makes you wonder: Now that much of Manhattan has turned into a theme park version of “Sex and the City,” would Carrie Bradshaw and the gang still live on the island? Probably not, since Manhattan is as played out as a pair of last season’s Manolos. “It’s expensive, and it’s not what it used…
It makes you wonder: Now that much of Manhattan has turned into a theme park version of “Sex and the City,” would Carrie Bradshaw and the gang still live on the island? Probably not, since Manhattan is as played out as a pair of last season’s Manolos. “It’s expensive, and it’s not what it used to be,” Sarah Jessica Parker tells the Daily News. “That’s why the outer boroughs are so desirable. The outer boroughs are pretty sexy. It’s just a matter of time before they have their own shows.” According to the article, “If ‘Sex’ were starting over today, Carrie would rock out Carroll Gardens. BFF Miranda started out in Park Slope, but later, she’s bound to settle down with Steve, Brady and a brand new car in spacious Red Hook,” while Samantha would roost in Long Island City and Charlotte would play house in Riverdale. The article has quotes from Brooklyn residents who say stuff like, “Carroll Gardens or Williamsburg have a little bit of the hip edge that Carrie has, so she’d be able to get away with her funky outfits and no one would think twice about it.” Hip, edgy, less expensive than Manhattan: You heard it here first, folks. Also, the apocalypse is nigh.
Trendsetters Set Their Sights on Hip Alterna-Nabes [NY Daily News]
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Funny though, some of my west coast friends always said that Seinfeld and all the Law and Order shows painted a pretty sorry picture of NYC and were unwatchable
Please, Brooklyn is already getting overrun with the materialistic, let these SITC clones stay in Manhattan.
While I liked the show when it was on – they are certainly not people I would choose as friends or even neighbors.
I’m sure Biff as well is nothing like Stanford or Anthony. I spend my free time in the basement workroom with my table saw, router and chop saw. I prefer beer over Pinot Grigio and I’d rather eat ribs than some tiny Cornish Game Hen.
I only have about a week to go before I’m back in Manhattan for the day working and probably too tired after that to log on in the evening to make my intellectual, useful and helpful daily commentaries on Brownstoner.
“Also That scholl PS58 has become top notch.”
I thought that pretty much said it all…
Unwatchable, ruined NYC.
Dave, nothing to wonder about with the Carroll Gardens poster. It’s always the same misspellings and bad grammar or punctuation with that CG person who shows up trying to convince people to move to CG. Don’t know if they have a house they’re getting ready to sell or what.
I’ve always likened myself as a cross between Carrie and Miranda actually. I have been been referred to as Mr. Big once or twice before, however.
I just hope Biff and Dave are nothing like Stanford or Anthony. Those queens are over the top. I like my men manly.
11:02…Sure this is fiction, but New York City is a city of dreams. Lots of people come here to try to fullfill their fantasies and there is no denying that shows like Sex and the City have helped to bolster NYC’S image. Not to mention the image of Magnolia Bakery, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik and many, many others.
There is nothing wrong with a little escapist fiction every once in a while, especially when it translates into billions of tourist dollars every year.
I’ve happened to meet quite a few tourists from Europe over the years and many of them honestly and truly think that NYC is JUST LIKE Sex and the City. It’s a HUGE reason why they came here to see it.
And you know what…as much as that show was fictional…they NEVER seem disspointed, because whether all that stuff in that show was true or not, it’s quite difficult to not fall in love with this city.
Showing 4 women having fun, drinking, laughing and trying to meet a guy in this crazy city is not shallow and a waste of time in my opinion. It’s real life for many, many people. And there IS nothing wrong with that.
As far as escapist fiction goes, it sure does beat Harry Potter, in my book.
Some magazine nominated Sarah Jessica Parker as the least sexy celebrity in the US. They were correct.
“In all of New York City, there was a 66 percent rise in the number of foreclosures compared to this time last year…”
do you think this would have any effect on the viewership of Sex and The Brooklyn.