Brooklyn Quote by Peter Criss

I grew up in Brooklyn.

— Johnny Kelly

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

— Herbie Mann

I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.

— Paul Dano

My mom grew up in Brooklyn.

— RJ Barrett

I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there.

— Robert Jay Lifton

I was from very poor people: 11 of us in a two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. I wanted the large houses, the cars, jets, and yacht.

— Neil Sedaka

I went to Brooklyn College as an education major. It was a big deal in the family, but really, I was living for Mom…

— Jimmy Smits

I spent a lot of time in Brooklyn as a kid. I was born in New York, and my grandmother lived in Crown Heights,…

— Wyatt Cenac

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn.

— Frank McCourt

I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Long Island, right outside of Manhattan.

— Matthew Koma

I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was raised in…

— Colson Whitehead

I grew up in the New York area.

— Kenneth Cole