Show 0 if by L L STEVENSON many Manhattan ites are inclined to make fun of brooklyn if they mention the big borough across the east river at all they do so in in a slighting manner the stage comic that can work brooklyn into his routine is almost sure of laughs the may be a rabid giant or yankee supporter nevertheless the loyalty of brooklyn fans to their dodgers causes that same to regard them as bothi nothing ng more or less than yokels the alderman who referred to his district as Green the garden spot of the world was regarded by manhat t anides as typically brooklyn both in vernacular and spirit As a matter of fact the jargon that transforms first into foist and oyster into erster and is commonly referred to as Brook lynese is really nothing of the sort its heard in manhattan and ive even heard something resembling it on oits waterfront the gang of hoodlums which killed for hire and was known as murder inc was held by many to be typical of brooklyn the annals of manhattan however contain not a few records of gangs who were mercenary slayers the play brooklyn inc which ran a season or so ago was so far as the title was concerned mere libel though through the controversy it aroused it did bring much publicity to a poor show the politician who when under investigation swore that he kept his money in a tin box rather than in banks was held to be further proof of the quaintness of brooklyn those policemen who were charged with accepting bribes to protect gamblers and other law breakers were taken as usual products of brooklyn nevertheless I 1 know of no copyrights on crooked politicians or crooked cops and my newspaper experience goes back quite a piece L in short manhattans Manhat h a tans jibes at brooklyn are like the tail laughing at the dog brooklyn is a part of the city of new york it is even a bigger part than manhattan only more new yorkers live eve in brooklyn than in manhattan manhattan is compressed on an island about 14 miles long and three miles in width at its widest brooklyn starts at the east river and keeps right on going manhattan as a matter of fact could be picked up and placed in any one of several sections of brooklyn brooklyn covers 91 square miles manhattan a mere 23 there may come a time when brooklyn will be a city set apart as it was in the beginning 0 0 in new york home generally means an apartment which may consist of but one room though there are a few single residences left in the borough in brooklyn home may mean an apartment since brooklyn is a modern city but to thousands of Brooklyn ites home means a house with a front yard there are many streets of single residences some of the old stone and brick houses go away back to the beginning of brooklyn before the time when brooklyn was connected with manhattan by the bridge that brought steve brodie fame some are still inhabited by descendants of the builders there are streets of modern homes most of which are owned by their occupants I 1 who take pleasure and pride in keeping their property looking its best 0 trees add much to the attractiveness of brooklyn on many streets are trees so ancient they form a green arch over the roadway manhattan has more trees than it had in the past because up to wartime trees were being planted on many streets fifth and sixth avenues tor for example but compared to manhattan brooklyn is a forest yet brooklyn is not in the woods it is only a matter of a dozen minutes to wall street and 20 minutes to times square in the past ive ile made made remarks about getting lost in brooklyn to tell the truth ive been lost in the wall street section of manhattan and the bronx is largely unknown territory to me when I 1 wanted a flashlight of a certain kind after a vain search of manhattan stores I 1 went over to brooklyn and came back with the desired article some of the pleasant est parties ive ever attended have been in brooklyn homes i beu bell S syndicate rea features tures |