The Brooklyn Rail
Critical Perspectives on Art, Politics and Culture
September 2006
Streets
From Breuckelen to Brooklyn: Writers Craft a Compelling—and Fun—Borough History
by Eleanor BaderStreets
When Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss set out to create Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges and More Got Their Names, they simply wanted to learn more about where they lived. The married couple had read street histories devoted to Manhattan and the Bronx but were startled to find nothing comparable for Kings County.
Rumble in Brooklyn
by Ellen MoynihanStreets
On August 26, the NYC Rumblers, a close-knit group of classic car enthusiasts and restorers, held their sixth annual show, “Kustom Kills and Hot Rod Thrills,” stretching for four blocks underneath the BQE in Williamsburg. all-day party at Union Pool.
