Kensington: The T-Shirt
The Kensington blog has selected finalists for its neighborhood t-shirt logo contest. Shockingly, some early favorites (“What happens in Golden Farm stays in Golden Farm” and “When did London steal our name?”) didn’t make the cut. There are still tough choices to be made, though. Here are the top five so far: 1. The parents…
The Kensington blog has selected finalists for its neighborhood t-shirt logo contest. Shockingly, some early favorites (“What happens in Golden Farm stays in Golden Farm” and “When did London steal our name?”) didn’t make the cut. There are still tough choices to be made, though. Here are the top five so far:
1. The parents here are only just beginning to get annoying.
2. Peace in the Middle East =’s 11218
3. Where S.T.D. means booze
4. Just blocks from the Ocean… Parkway
5. Kensington (Brooklyn), where there’s a Mosque on Church (Avenue)
What’s your fave?
Kensington T-Shirt Redux [Kensington]
Me, I’m partial to “There’s no “I” in “threesome…but there IS a “me”
Arabs make up less than 12% of the Muslim population worldwide. There are more Muslims in continental Africa than all of the Arab nations put together and the largest ethnic group of Muslims in the US are of African American descent with only a small minority of them belonging to the Nation of Islam. I remember reading a couple of years ago that the census bureau deemed Cortelyou Road – and I don’t know how they narrowed it down to just Cortelyou Road- the most diverse area in the country. Kensington, Ditmas Park and surrounding areas have so much to offer culturally and it is amazing what you can learn when you start a conversation or pick up a book and read. My vote would be for “where there’s a Mosque on Church”
How ’bout – I just “discovered” Kensington and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.-
No one will beat Park Slope in the neighborhood slogan/T-shirt department because they actually showed that they can have a sense of humor about themselves:
Park Slope: What’s Ours is Ours
I don’t care for the slope, but their slogan is hilarious.
I just found out that the most populous Muslim nation in the world is…Indonesia! Who knew?
Ditmasdancer:
You absolutely rock. That was the best (and most informative) comment I’ve ever read…ever.
If you are not a history teacher the kids are missing out.
11:54, yes, thank you. Very well said. Jews and Muslims are not at all historical enemies. See the history of the Ottoman Empire for more. And here in NY, the divisions often break down as well. Which is why it’s so great to live here.
As to the comment about “Arabs and Israelis” living in Kensington (and nearby Ditmas), a little geographical and cultural knowledge would go a long way here. The Muslims in this area are predominantly South Asian, meaning, from Pakistan and Bangladesh. They are not Arabs. Arabs come from the 22 Arabic-speaking nations on the planet. They are linguistically, culturally, and musically distinct from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and other countries with Muslim populations (and even from one another). It always surprises me that people can’t tell the difference. Also, though some of the Jews here are Israeli, many are not – they’re just garden-variety New York Orthodox Jews. And some are from Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, too, which is neat. The mix here is a lot richer than meets the eye.
All that said, yes, it’s very cool that Jews and Muslims (and a lot of other people) manage to all live here without slaughtering one another. That also includes Albanians and Yugoslavians, old-guard Flatbush residents and newly imported artists, and other traditional adversaries.
a blog that complains about cars w/o license plates and why they arent gentrifying fast enough….yawn
I disagree – I like the Kensington blog and consider it a welcome addition to the roster.