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Posted by Paul Matus on Mon Aug 16 14:23:30 1999, in response to Re: City of Staten Island (was New York City State (was Original MTA Plan)),
posted by Doug aka BMTman on Mon Aug 16 13:01:13 1999.
Brooklyn is historically unique in that, though it was not the only incorporated city to be absorbed into the City of Greater New York (I believe LIC was a city at consolidation--Williamsburgh had been a city before being annexed by Brooklyn) it was a full-fledged city in its own right which, with the right government, might have remained a significant rival of NYC.
Because of this Brooklyn had the most to lose from consolidation and I think history has borne out that fear. It's hindsight but not inaccurate to say that it should have baked its own pie instead of begging for a slice of New York's.
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