Tweets of the week: 'Brooklyn is BACK' but also 'everything is crap'

Plus, the surest signs that Brooklyn Summer has kicked off, declaring war on Bay Ridge (Maryland), and blasting Seinfeld in Bed-Stuy

By Brooklyn Magazine

Every week we at Brooklyn Magazine read the entire internet in order to curate (some of) our favorite tweets from the previous seven days. These are locally sourced, hand-crafted, organically grown, free range nuggets of wisdom and jest for the week ending July 1.

This week, New York is “BACK” … even though “everything is crap.” Crown Heights is resplendent in summer pink … even though coffee drinks now cost north of $7. And the new pool at Jesse Owens park is ready to open … though there are no life guards.

All that and more as you head into a three day weekend. If you’re looking for stuff to do, we’ve got you covered.

New York is BACK but that means the main tourist attractions are getting crowded again. So try things off the beaten path, such as downtown Brooklyn’s mass of floating, disembodied hair. https://t.co/JXOXLhcgez pic.twitter.com/vhbAiIc7J4

— Jon Schwarz (@schwarz) June 28, 2022

Everything is crap, but in Bed-Stuy the linden are in bloom. The smell makes me feel safe, like I did in my deep childhood. Turns out nostalgia mixed with allergies is quite a potent recipe for understanding how much things can change in a lifetime. pic.twitter.com/legGqcx4Pl

— Mona Nicoara (@monanicoara) June 26, 2022

typical Brooklyn voter pic.twitter.com/6c6jvdem1e

— Sam Adler-Bell (@SamAdlerBell) June 29, 2022

To the man who chose this day to wear his Pete 2020 rainbow flag shirt at the Park Slope Food Coop:

I salute you.

— Emily Mayer🔥 (@emilyfmayer) June 26, 2022

Told shorty at work I’m from crown heights and she goes “Oh, CroHo??”

…I’m sick to my stomach pic.twitter.com/tFFnpTbDhe

— mrreplay (@mrreplay_) June 30, 2022

It finally happened. I somehow ordered a coffee in Crown Heights that cost $7.50. I’m never going out again

— Bourree Lam (@bourreelam) June 25, 2022

Colorful attached housing is always so cheerful, but *especially* when it’s pink [Crown Heights, Brooklyn] pic.twitter.com/y2J6PPDyFm

— Daniel Trubman, MPP (@dmtrubman) June 28, 2022

People who play their music/videos out loud on the train should be publicly flogged

— Park Slope Arsonist (@PSArsonist) June 27, 2022

In case you missed it, the fancy new pool at Jesse Owens park in #bedstuy #Brooklyn by the house of @NYCMayor JUST opened yesterday to a crowd of 100+, who were all turned away because no lifeguards. We battled 100 degree global warming weather and now this?!

— Trillary Crosley (@HillaryCrosley) June 29, 2022

Nope no grocery stores at all, there’s one Trader Joe’s in Williamsburg but that’s it. I recommend no one moves here it’s overhyped https://t.co/IfYdGbbj8N

— Ian Blow (@Blow_The_Trap) June 29, 2022

Just saw a cyclist speeding through Bed-Stuy absolutely blasting the Seinfeld theme from his speakers 👑

— Rick Paulas (@realrickpaulas) June 26, 2022

Just walking down flatbush Ave is stressful af

— Shabazz Stuart (@ShabazzStuart) June 27, 2022

I walked past this guy on the phone in bedstuy and he said “ I was just having flashbacks about how I tore that ass up last night..mmmmm”

Brooklyn Summer has officially started

— HBK (@iamcjhart) June 25, 2022

There is a lot of shit to be talked about queer nightlife in Bushwick and I do a lot of that shit talking myself but it was beautiful and reassuring to really realize just how many of us are here, committed to existing and thriving. I feel very lucky to have the community I have.

— ft (@ft_variations) June 27, 2022

We’d like to officially declare Bay Ridge, Maryland as our bitter and eternal rivals. There is only one true #BayRidge.https://t.co/34xlhYqRho pic.twitter.com/6F7qMC9gnx

— Radio Free Bay Ridge (@RadioFreeBR) June 27, 2022

A lot of you could benefit from going on a long walk and looking at all the cute babies that hang out at McCarren park on weekday mornings

— Ana (@coolpilled) June 29, 2022

Overheard in Fort Greene Park: “Keep moving, brother. The minute you stop moving they throw dirt over you.”

— Igor Webb (@ThisOldWriter) June 30, 2022