The latest addition to the Edge guide series gives Brooklyn its due, revealing America"s "fifth-largest city" as a destination in its own right, with the most diverse cuisines, the hippest people, the grandest architecture, the lushest parks, and a rich culture all its own. Among the scenes in Edge Brooklyn, you will find Atlantic Avenue shops and Middle Eastern Markets; stellar Tiffany windows along the Brooklyn Heights grand promenade with the most-filmed view of Manhattan; the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Coney Island artist enclaves in groovy Williamsburgh, DUMBO, and Greenpoint; the old waterfront, piers, and a theater on a barge in up-and-coming Red Hook; Brighton Beach; Superman"s original "Daily Planet" building; free global music concerts in Prospect Park; One-of-a-kind bird-watching on the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge; Eastern Parkway"s giant Carnival-style Caribbean Day parade; Junior"s, the downtown institution that keeps cheesecake fans coming back for more; the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, which connect Brooklyn to New York a mere hundred years ago. The Edge writers, artists, and designers take a fresh, contemporary look at the restaurants, bars, clubs, shopping, activities, and services that make Brooklyn one of the most interesting places to live and visit today.