""This version of Brooklyn - the one I knew, the one that shaped me - doesn't exist in the same way anymore.""
""People have been hanging out there since the '90s. But it made me realize, New York memory is short.""
""It was a working-class place where people really looked out for each other. That culture, that generosity, is what I didn't want to lose.""
Xochitl Gonzalez's novel 'Last Night in Brooklyn' serves as a love letter to a Brooklyn that is disappearing. The story follows Alicia, a Yale graduate who returns to Brooklyn and works at an ad agency, where she meets the enigmatic La Garza. Set in the mid-2000s, the narrative reflects a time when Brooklyn was a creative hub for Black and Latino communities. Gonzalez's frustration with the short memory of New York inspired her to depict a Brooklyn defined by community and creativity, contrasting it with the current landscape of luxury and exclusivity.
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