Brooklyn has a movie studio and celebrities and now its own awards show, the Daily News has learned. For the first time in its 17-year history, the Gotham Awards moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn—or East Hollywood, as the borough was known.
27 – Celebrities expected to attend include Sean Penn, Meryl Streep and Brooklyn resident Marisa Tomei. “We'd love to stay — knock on wood,” said Michelle Bird, executive director of the Independent Features Project, the group organizing the awards gala. “We are very excited about moving to Brooklyn.
Source: New York Daily News