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Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Tears at the Barclays Center, cheers in the streets
A roundup of (some of) our favorite locally sourced tweets
The obvious headline of the week was a national one: On Tuesday the country exhaled, albeit briefly, when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. Here in Brooklyn, the Barclays Center—an epicenter of this past summer’s demonstrations against police brutality—became a gathering spot again as the community received the news of the verdict.
That moment tops our weekly roundup of tweets from the better borough.
Here’s the week that was, in tweets. Then, it’s your turn: When you see something, say something, tag us and flag us.)
Tears in front of the Barclays Center, epicenter of protests last year. Those here say this is just a start of the long road to justice @wcbs880 pic.twitter.com/raaoPmJfFt
— Steve Burns (@StvBurns) April 20, 2021
Cheers of joy and chants for justice in Brooklyn! #GeorgeFloyd #DerekChauvinVerdict pic.twitter.com/GPIAynktXC
— Odochi Iwuoma (@ThatsOD_e) April 20, 2021
I crossed paths with this #march a few hours after #DerrickChauvin was found guilty on all 3 counts in the death of #GeorgeFloyd. We’re on #VanderbiltAve and #ProspectPlace in #Brooklyn. #ProspectHeights pic.twitter.com/Qnt0zCLz5o
— DARNELLA DUNHAM (@DarnellaDunham) April 21, 2021
There was, of course, lighter and sillier and just plain Brooklynier fare as well, including an increasingly inevitable Ella Emhoff name drop.
The bootleg dvd’s on every corner in Flatbush and on 125th 💯 https://t.co/P9Kgpyp2p0
— Private Party (@IsiahKassidy) April 18, 2021
Dolphins, in the East River. What. pic.twitter.com/Lxakfkz9Oz
— Cailin Anne (@cailinanne6) March 23, 2021
i have lived in bushwick for three (3) months and I was totally unprepared by how much it would involve clarifying “I do not know ella emhoff”
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) April 16, 2021
An exciting morning at Prospect Park finding the Prothonotary Warbler with the help of other birders. Thank you!! – across from Three Sisters Islands #ProthonotaryWarbler #BirdWatching @BirdBrklyn #BirdPhotography #BirdTwitter pic.twitter.com/Muihpc8RwN
— Jane Kratochvil (@JaneKratochvil) April 21, 2021
New York Knicks & Brooklyn Nets pic.twitter.com/7VDpICzok7
— In & Out Of Context NBA (@InOutNBA) April 21, 2021
“I’ll take the long way home”#coneyisland#brooklyn#streetphotography pic.twitter.com/LhAqMEnpsa
— Quentin (@ahqball) April 21, 2021
Wonton, Shiba Inu (3 y/o), Sippy Cafe, Brooklyn • “We’ve been here for two months and we specialize in coffee with Asian fusion – people love the black sesame or the ube lattes. Wonton’s the reason why we made the cafe as dog friendly as possible, but she’s not dog friendly.” pic.twitter.com/YfssqGK8X7
— The Dogist (@thedogist) April 20, 2021
my new dream is to become a bay ridge influencer where i just eat and shop here all day every day and post about it, and by that i mean what i already do but for money
— Ember 🐺 (@embernic) April 18, 2021
