A First Look Back at 2009

Well, we are nearly at the end of 2009 and at the end of another decade. Can you believe it?

If possible, we'll spend this week looking back at the biggest stories of 2009 along Park Slope's Fifth Avenue. In truth, though, the big story can be summed up in James Carville's famous mantra from Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential run: "It's the economy, stupid."

Here's a good starting point, though:

Love it or Hate it, Here’s Our Look Back at 2009 [The Brooklyn Paper]

Note: the article refers to all of Brooklyn