Brooklyn is pretty cool these days, but it wasn’t always so (and old school Brooklynites are still getting used to its newfound popularity). Some respond to the influx of hip youths with vitriol, some with pride, but most still react with utter confusion.
Thanks to all the new shows, new styles, new food, and new residents, it is getting pretty tough to convince a born-and-raised Brooklynite that you love Brooklyn for what it has always had, and not just for what it has become.
Here are a few ways to prove to your average G-train-riding, stoop-sitting, Bodega-crawling, Lucy-smoking resident of the most populous borough in America’s most populous city that you actually give a damn (and inflate their ego while you do it):
