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Tale of the Tweets: Marty Markowitz’s Final State of the Borough Address

April 11, 2013

Marty Markowitz’s final State of the Borough address was staged as a faux talk show and featured guest appearances by Larry King, Tony Danza, Pat Kiernan and Sunny Anderson. We also learned that the famous Coney Island parachute jump has received $2 million in funding to have its lighting restored.

(In honor of Marty’s final SOTB we’ve included a “Throwback Thursday” video of him above.)

And now, the rest of the story:

Marty’s Final State of the Borough

Storified by Brooklyn Bugle· Thu, Apr 11 2013 19:21:41

Setting up for the 2013 and last State of the Borough address by @MartyMarkowitz in the @barclayscenter. #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/drkanVJXtIAndrew Pavia
Waiting for #MartyMarkowitz pic.twitter.com/M3O6NV44XtMark S. Weprin
At the Brooklyn State of the Borough at Barclay’s Center. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir about to perform. #SOTB pic.twitter.com/ar7kfjVFtNnatebliss
Backstage at Barclays Center where I’m doing an "In the Papers" segment at @MartyMarkowitz State of the Borough. pic.twitter.com/afeDXqk8g9Pat Kiernan
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir kicks off my final State of the Borough at Barclays Center pic.twitter.com/isXPqeVbpdMarty Markowitz
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir kicks off my final State of the Borough at Barclays Center pic.twitter.com/isXPqeVbpdMarty Markowitz
.@BTChoir performs @barclayscenter 4 @martymarkowitz’s final state of the borough. brooklyn definitely in the house. pic.twitter.com/jY4xXk5tfkterence kelly
2013 State of the Borough address commences @BarclaysCenter @MartyMarkowitz @ Barclays Center instagram.com/p/X-16nuN7hr/The Brooklyn Brewery
Attending Marty’s last party. Great show so far! @MartyMarkowitz #Brooklyn #martysparty pic.twitter.com/IfTruivRaEKyle Kimball
@MissAmerica is getting Brooklyn excited for @MartyMarkowitz’s last State of the Borough @BarclaysCenter #SOTBBK Independent TV
@MissAmerica is getting Brooklyn excited for @MartyMarkowitz’s last State of the Borough @BarclaysCenter #SOTBBK Independent TV
it’s @martymarkowitz’s world, we just living in it. take a victory lap, my good man #sotb pic.twitter.com/ip1MeTaZuBterence kelly
it’s @martymarkowitz’s world, we just living in it. take a victory lap, my good man #sotb pic.twitter.com/ip1MeTaZuBterence kelly
@MartyMarkowitz "Brooklyn: where legends are made and dreams come true" @barclayscenterYosef Kramer
@TonyDanza is the boss! #SOTBBK Independent TV
Tough to see him but #Martymarkowitz state of the borough address. Like a rock concert! pic.twitter.com/S1DDPAO88nSteven Cohen
Tony Danza brings down the house introducing @MartyMarkowitz for his final State of the Borough @barclayscenter pic.twitter.com/WVn4SLdq06Brad Lander
@BrooklynNets #BlackoutBrooklyn 4/20! You heard what @MartyMarkowitz said about orange & blue #SOTBBK Independent TV
Mallory Hagan@missUsa introduces @MartyMarkowitz #SOTB2013 pic.twitter.com/XbjQSRB7w5Brian Vines
#MartyMarkowitz droppin Knowledge at is #StateoftheBoroughAddress pic.twitter.com/kMCYzLlfhZsenatorparker
And we’re under way #SOTBMarty Markowitz
#TonyDanza rappin at #MartyMarkowitz #StateoftheBoroughAddress #BarclayCenter #whowouldathunkit pic.twitter.com/IZr165epwisenatorparker
Big crowd @barclayscenter for @MartyMarkowitz final State of the Borough. I’m expecting dancing elephants. pic.twitter.com/tHuLiLNHawBrad Lander
#Brooklyn Borough Pres @MartyMarkowitz holding his final State of the Borough @barclayscenter pic.twitter.com/EtWEBtQapUJeanine Ramirez
Tony Danza rapping in the House of Jay-Z. @S_C_ @TonyDanza @MartyMarkowitz @barclayscenter #SOTB pic.twitter.com/mmTIyXLfgXKyle Kimball
Tony Danza rapping in the House of Jay-Z. @S_C_ @TonyDanza @MartyMarkowitz @barclayscenter #SOTB pic.twitter.com/mmTIyXLfgXKyle Kimball
Thnx to @MartyMarkowitz for the Brooklyn #techtriangle shoutout at the #sotb2013!Stephen Levin
Well-deserved shout-out for our seat-mate, Navy Yard CEO Andrew Kimball @BLDG92 Manufacturing grows in Brooklyn #sotb pic.twitter.com/SKU5mMftNWBrad Lander
@MartyMarkowitz#SOTB How’s Bklyn doing?Marty says Silicon Valley is so over! It’s DUMBO, Coney Island, Nets, Cyclones and the IslandersPat Tinto
Brooklyn Tech Triangle shout out at @MartyMarkowitz’s State of the Borough! cc: downtownbklyn bldg92 @… instagram.com/p/X-4d3ePXXI/DUMBO, Brooklyn
@MartyMarkowitz just announced @TropfestUSA coming to #Brooklyn at the #StateoftheBorough ! @johnpolsonJennifer Stybel
.@MartyMarkowitz praises Mayor Bloomberg’s commitment to public schools, but his salute to @uft’s Mike Mulgrew draws far bigger applause.Brad Lander
@BrooklynNets @MartyMarkowitz state of borough address more students in BK than Cambridge! #hellobrooklynRyan Scott
Marty has announced the relighting of the iconic landmark Parachute Jump. Coming this summer! Thanks, @MartyMarkowitz! #SOTBConey Island
"Brooklyn is more than a freakin’ tree" @MartyMarkowitz #sotb2013 #SOTBKyle Kimball
@MartyMarkowitz sotb @barclayscenter ! Make sure you visit the restaurants and bars in the neighborhood after the speech! @nfbidCarlo Scissura
@martymarkowitz put on a white sports coat as several fireworks went off pic.twitter.com/IrRcbmLlaCAaron Short
"I don’t know how Eric matches this" says CM Vinny Gentile as the #sotb converts to fireworks, lightships & Brooklyn Tonight variety show.Brad Lander
The State of the Borough is now a talk show, hosted by @MartyMarkowitz #Brooklyn instagram.com/p/X-9XqGoaY8/L. Joy Williams
Brooklyn tonight and I’m your host…by the time we’re done I might be on late night! #sotbMarty Markowitz
Brooklyn tonight and I’m your host…by the time we’re done I might be on late night! #sotbMarty Markowitz
Do you think Brooklyn is the best baby name ever? Definitely best out of the 5 boroughs in our opinion! #SOTBBK Independent TV
#Brooklyn Tonight with @MartyMarkowitz … State of the Borough Address at the #Barclays pic.twitter.com/9dnsPcV1WCChelsia Rose Marcius
"Take your woman to spumoni gardens!" #sotbClayton Parker
@CatGreenleaf + @MartyMarkowitz = fun times on #SOTBBK Independent TV
@PatKiernan reads @MartyMarkowitz’s greatest hits from the NY dailies. #SOTBBK Independent TV
Watch out @patkiernan, @martymarkowitz wants your job pic.twitter.com/oaZphzBUpFAaron Short
@patkiernan now reading embarrassing @MartyMarkowitz headlines. Marty is sniping, and it’s getting raw, angry, weird and awkward. I like it.Aaron Short
OK, I’ve given up tweeting the @MartyMarkowitz #sotb Variety Show. No way my twitter stream can match the reality. pic.twitter.com/p5BlM1JXlcBrad Lander
A highlight of @MartyMarkowitz state of the borough address. Brooklyn’s Clown Price headline immortalized pic.twitter.com/GjLkd72m2aRich Calder
@DaleTalde & @sunnyanderson representing Brooklyn’s diverse culinary scene at #SOTB. Now currently craving Talde’s halo halo.BK Independent TV
@MartyMarkowitz just shot off fireworks in @BarclaysCenter and Nets championship banners shockingly survived pic.twitter.com/bxkdoI3yUNRich Calder
Stopped by the @barclayscenter earlier this evening to hear @martymarkowitz give his State of the Borough address. What a beautiful buildingAdolfo Carrion, Jr
Look who I’m seated next to at @martymarkowitz’s State of the Boro address! @StephenLevin33 & I are comparing tweets. campl.us/oA2JDavid G. Greenfield
Thank you @MartyMarkowitz for your many shout outs to @BrooklynChamber At the sotb @barclayscenterCarlo Scissura
@MartyMarkowitz talk show schtick at Borough Address tonight could land him a steady BCAT gig if he’s lucky pic.twitter.com/9iy8Ymx0evRich Calder
Omg @martymarkowitz has a spoof film reel w/Do the Right Thing in it! #hilarious! #StateofTheBrooklynBoroughAddress Bourough #BarclaysCenterJanell Hazelwood
At the amazing State of Boro address by #MartyMarkowitz Makes me wonder why Mom and Dad ever left #BrooklynMark S. Weprin
Just helped Brooklyn Borough prez @MartyMarkowitz do his last State of the Borough address turned talk show! #honored pic.twitter.com/4z0ssp8RjPSunny Anderson
#Absolove creative #sotb address @ #BarclaysCenter. If u live or from #BK #getinvolved. Don’t c many #youngprofessionals here. Learned alot!Janell Hazelwood
Ok, I’ll give @MartyMarkowitz props on the pre-filmed Tony Manero Saturday Night Fever routine strutting 86th St. pic.twitter.com/NENPapsAXBRich Calder
Parachute Jump gets $2 million lighting upgrade soa.li/Q2xVxkh Pimp my Parachute Jump!! Thanks @MartyMarkowitz it looks incredible!Dirty Martini
state of the borough #brooklyn via @martymarkowitz #sotb #live vine.co/v/btUdEuLx3PBSarkis Kalashian
Journalist and author @ayanamathis just left the stage. Special greeting from @larryking #media #powerwomen #icons #sotb #BK #martymarkowitzJanell Hazelwood
@kingsthings gives @MartyMarkowitz tips on being a talk show host – suspenders. #SOTBBK Independent TV
And now @MartyMarkowitz has me crying #brooklynL. Joy Williams
"To every Brooklynite, you are the mustard on a Nathan’s hotdog.. you make Brooklyn Brooklyn!" @MartyMarkowitz #sotbAmira Ibrahim
Eric Adams with @martymarkowitz counting down the days left in the borough presidency #SOTB2013 pic.twitter.com/TAuBLIusF3Brian Vines
wow #sotb “@aaronshortstory: Tony Danza is now going to rap for @MartyMarkowitz”The Brooklyn Bugle
“Everything I did was out of love for Brooklyn.” -@MartyMarkowitz, a great final State of the Borough Address. Thanks for watching! #SOTBBK Independent TV
Happy trails to you, Mr. Borough President! @martymarkowitz pic.twitter.com/NGKAswgUanStephen Levin
Brief video of tonight’s @MartyMarkowitz State of the Borough Address for those who can’t be there live. #sotb youtube.com/watch?v=nIId8L…Brooklyn Spoke
@MartyMarkowitz #sotb 1hr+ speech, 1hr talk show, some entertaining, heartfelt moments but profoundly self-indulgent 2 #HungryFolkLeftEarlyNorman Oder
@MartyMarkowitz really knows how to throw an after party… #Barclays #Brooklyn w @pearlgabel pic.twitter.com/kv9CXHchJGChelsia Rose Marcius

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