Literature
The L of Brooklyn Lore
The L train. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo
In the wake of the last weekend's disruptions, and the L's chronic failure in general, Kevin Armento has penned a poem about that fabled line that traverses North Brooklyn.
To speak of one you daily ride
Suggests a paramour
But wrongly so, if meant to mean
The L of Brooklyn lore
It is a train from east to west
Which moves below the ground
Sometimes it’s fast, but mostly not
Like when it’s broken down
From Lorimer, deboard the train
And don’t ...
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18 Jefferson Street -- flickr/alex.yerks Much like myself, Bushwick has changed dramatically since I first published "Bushwick Bohemia" back in '97. It was written as an ... -
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