Russell Bittner answers “where does the title come from?”

Susan asked this question about Manhattan Beach:

where does the title come from?

Russell Bittner Geographically speaking, Manhattan Beach is a peninsula at the southern end of Brooklyn (which is part of Long Island), NY. The one side of it that jo…moreGeographically speaking, Manhattan Beach is a peninsula at the southern end of Brooklyn (which is part of Long Island), NY. The one side of it that joins Brooklyn does so right alongside Brighton Beach.

I know. I walked the length and breadth of it the day before yesterday.

Why Ms. Egan took this little peninsula for the title of her book, however, still remains a mystery to me -- but that could be because I'm only a little over a quarter of the way through it.(less)

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