{"product_id":"9781576873984","title":"The Brooklynites","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Brooklyn is the conscience of New York. While Manhattan tears everything down and changes everything, Brooklyn does a similar thing, but fails miserably at it. It is a crazy quilt of a place. A mongrel place of sorts. It mixes old and modern in a haphazard way. It represents a tiny microcosm of the world—functional utopia.” \u003cbr\u003e —Jonathan Lethem \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex and quixotic urban animal found ranging across southeast New York City, the Brooklynite has obtained a sort of mythological status, representing the “you tawkin’ to me?” attitude for which the city is world-renowned. For over three years, writer Anthony LaSala and photographer Seth Kushner trekked tirelessly across the borough, documenting these charismatic characters in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Brooklynites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of images, interviews, and essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKushner and LaSala, native Brooklynites themselves, sought out the famous and the nameless, current residents and former inhabitants, providing a profoundly comprehensive portrait of both the metropolis and its denizens. Featuring the likes of Paul Auster, Spike Lee, Steve Buscemi, Rosie Perez, Sufjan Stevens, John Turturro, Casey Spooner, Steve Schirripa, Matisyahu, and Jonathan Lethem—as well as local heroes—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brooklynites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features figures from the widely diverse neighborhoods of the city’s most populous borough: Brooklyn Heights, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bensonhurst, Boerum Hill, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Bushwick, Canarsie, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Coney Island, DUMBO, Dyker Heights, East New York, Flatbush, Flatlands, Fort Greene, Gowanus, Gravesend, Greenpoint, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Red Hook, Sheepshead Bay, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a population of 2.5 million people, Brooklyn is one of the most celebrated locales in all the world. Its landmarks (The Brooklyn Bridge, Greenwood Cemetery), renowned neighborhoods (Coney Island, Park Slope), history (The Brooklyn Dodgers) and institutions (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Prospect Park) are recognized in every corner of the globe while its stories and legends have been recounted in hundreds of famous novels (\u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Motherless Brooklyn, Last Exit to Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e), television shows (\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cosby Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), theater productions (\u003ci\u003eBKLYN the musical\u003c\/i\u003e) and films (\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Fever, Crooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklynites\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers an all-inclusive tour of the “home to everyone from everywhere”: Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"powerHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054611808496,"sku":"9781576873984","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576873984_p0.jpg?v=1763794329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576873984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}