Contents

Introduction: How Do You Find These People?

Interviews

Andrew W. K. at Amarin Café

Anna Bloda at Beacon’s Closet

Jad Abumrad at Splitty

Ayanna Prescod at Sorayah’s Salon Services

Pat Kiernan at the Meatball Shop

Alex Fofonoff at Melody Lanes

Ellen Stagg at Pumps Strip Club

The Lucas Brothers at Tutu’s

Rosie Schaap at the Brooklyn Inn

Meredith Graves at Roman’s

Essay

Are These the Best Places in Brooklyn?

Interviews

Kevin Corrigan at Spike Hill

Melanie Campbell and Steve Porto at Friends and Lovers

Tim Harrington at the Brooklyn Strategist

Joey Green at Metropolitan

Mari de Monte at Black Rabbit

Jeffrey Joseph at Sacred Yoga

Lola Star at Freak Bar

Raimundo Rubio at Greenpoint Wine & Liquors

Alison Cutlan at Sunny’s

Dale Talde at Du Jour Bakery

Essay

I Hate the Future

Interviews

Michelle Wolf at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Nasa Hadizadeh at Nitehawk Cinema

Tim McKinney at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

Seaton Smith at the Brooklyn Star

Lina Franco and Challie Stillman at Bogota Latin Bistro

Paul Martino at Saint Vitus

Tinuade Oyelowo at Bembe

Alan Harding at Doris

Ariel Pellman at the Way Station

Blonde Redhead at St. Mazie

Essay

Talkin’ ’Bout My Gentrification

Interviews

Sasheer Zamata at Enid’s

Ken Curtin at Rocky Sullivan’s

Eddie Cedeño at Pearl’s Social & Billy Club

Anna Sale at Santos Anne

Mike McNelis at Three Kings Tattoo

Eric Adams at Woodland

Nimesh Patel at Bar Matchless

Jessica Pimentel at the Anchored Inn and the Acheron

Rusty Zimmerman at the Crown Inn

Tony Papagni at Europa

Simeon Goodson at Two Steps Down

Essay

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Map

Credits

Acknowledgments

 

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