There’s no “new Brooklyn” because Brooklyn isn’t even the new Brooklyn

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By Ben AdlerJun 26, 2015, 1:37 pm50 pts
When I went to Detroit recently, I heard people hopefully compare the city to Brooklyn circa 10 years ago. The idea is that Brooklyn then was a blank canvas, and since it has now grown cluttered, young creative people needed somewhere new and cheap to move. Having actually lived in Brooklyn since 1981, when…

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