Here's Leighton Meister sitting in a hallway.

Just before 9/11 many writers had contemplated what they called “The End of History.” We lived in relative peace and prosperity and progress be it technological or sociological had sped up so much that keeping track of it was no longer tenable. Of course now we know that those who predict the death of history are doomed to be rocked to the core by it.

Then there are slow news days. Lately, post #OccupyWallStreet, I’m feeling a bit of a lack of history locally. Of course am I asking for trouble simply by mentioning this dearth of eventfulness? Probably.

Brooklyn news these days can be tragic on a hyper local scale(a man was shot by the police in his own home last night) or almost about the fact that nothing is happening(have your heard the Nets are a thing that will eventually happen here). What it is not in the last few weeks is world changing important cultural, political and economic shifts. Where are those stories?

The last decade Brooklyn has played a big role in the collective consciousness. Perhaps we have now entered into a period of cultural insignificance. More likely though the sky will cave in in some way or maybe something huge and good will happen.

Currently, people complain that G trains are infrequent, too short, and unfairly truncated during peak hours (it stops at Court Square in Long Island City, Queens on weekdays during the daytime, losing most of its Queens stops between Court and 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens).

The thing is, the G wasn’t always terrible. The trouble started in 2001 with the inception of the V service, which covers the G’s Queens route during peak hours. To make matters worse, the MTA shortened the G train from six cars to four to make service more frequent, resulting in some cramped commuters.

Early this year, the G was out of the service for four weekends in a row while the MTA was making repairs. Shuttle buses filled in the gaps, and the Gothamist interviewed one New Yorker who preferred the shuttle to the G, as it was more reliable. Ouch.

It’s no wonder Brooklyn is loaded with history, given the borough’s population of over 2.5 million people, which features residents of all cultures and backgrounds.

Originally called “Breuckelen,” Brooklyn was settled by the Dutch West India Company in 1646, making it the state of New York’s first municipality. Brooklyn later absorbed some of the neighboring Dutch villages, including Boswijk (Bushwick), Nieuw Utrecht (New Utrecht), and Nieuw Amersfoort (Flatlands).

Even today, Brooklyn residents and visitors alike are privy to dozens of fantastic historical landmarks, including the Green-Wood Cemetery in Greenwood Heights, a resting place for many famous people, including Leonard Bernstein. Another great landmark is the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park, a museum capturing the life of Brooklyn in the 1820s. Alternatively, fans of architecture—or just tall things—might enjoy a trip to the Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Fort Greene. Standing at 512 feet, this bank is one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn, featuring one of the tallest clock towers in the world.

Of course, no trip to Brooklyn is complete without a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge was constructed in 1883, and has since become an integral aspect of the New York City’s skyline.

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