Irving Square Park
Park in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson | turning point | On an early-spring walk home from the subway before her AP exam, fifteen-year-old August cuts through the park, famous for summer-night DJ parties, and sees Sylvia with her head on Jerome’s shoulder, Jerome being… |
Another Brooklyn — Jacqueline Woodson (2016)
Source: Another Brooklyn · Readwise highlight
The shortcut from the subway meant walking through Irving Park, past the boys slamming balls into hoops and the handball players with their single-gloved hands.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: On an early-spring walk home from the subway before her AP exam, fifteen-year-old August cuts through the park, famous for summer-night DJ parties, and sees Sylvia with her head on Jerome’s shoulder, Jerome being August’s ex. The friendship with Sylvia breaks here.
- Why it matters: The park is the stage of the betrayal that dissolves the four girls’ bond, and a recurring place of communal nightlife in the neighbourhood. The text says only ‘Irving Park’; the real park is almost certainly Irving Square Park in Bushwick (inferred from the subway shortcut and Bushwick setting). The passage begins just before the 120000 chunk boundary.
- Real vs. fictional: Real park (name slightly shortened in the text); identification inferred.