CORNER/# A Weekend Getaway GrowsIn Brooklyn (NAPSA)—What do Michael Jordan, Jerry Seinfeld and Barbra Streisand have in common? They were all born in Brooklyn, New York, a borough full of rich history, beaches, parks, theaters and architectural wonders. As part of a new contest, one lucky couple will get to spend a free weekend vacation in “the fourth largest city in America.” It’s all about state of mind—and if you're in a Brooklyn state of mind, you could win. Consider that: * When the U.S. Army shipped Elvis Presley overseas, he left from Brooklyn; * The movies On the Waterfront, The French Connection, Saturday Night Fever and dozens more were shot in Brooklyn; and * Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s while living in Brooklyn, and Walt Whitman made revisions to Leaves of Grass there. These tidbits and hundreds more have been captured in Brooklyn: A State of Mind (Workman Publishing, $19.95), a fascinating documentof the place officially knownas Kings County. The weekend getaway contest is sponsored by the book’s publisher. The winning couple will get a chance to eat at some of the best restaurants in the world; visit Coney Island; tour historic Brooklyn Heights; eat a Nathan’s hot dog; see the Manhattan skyline from the Promenade; enjoy a chocolate egg cream; stay at the beautiful 376-room New York Marriot Brooklyn Hotel; and much more. To enter the contest, just define a Brooklyn state of mind in 100 words or less, and submit your entry via www.workman.com. The contest ends March 31, 2002.
