I agree with Brownstoner that’s there’s much to digest from yesterday’s special Brooklyn section of
the NY Times. Thanks Brownstoner for doing the footwork and for posting these interesting facts
that came out of the lead article:

# Millions of dollars generated by the Costco in Sunset Park: 150
# Brooklyn’s current population in millions: 2.5
# Brooklyn’s peak population in the 1950’s in millions: 2.74
# Percentage by which car theft fell between 1990 to 2000: 75
# Percentage by which robbery fell between 1990 to 2000: 67
# Percentage by which homicides fell between 1990 to 2000: 69
# Percentage of Brooklynites who are foreign-born: 38
# 2000 Median household income in Brooklyn Heights: $112,414
# 2000 Median household income in Coney Island: $7,863

The Great Awakening [NY Times]