Marty Markowitz Honors Brooklyn's Parrots in 2007 State of the Borough Address

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz mentioned the parrots last week in his 2007 State of the Borough Speech, the complete transcript of which you can read online. Here's the relevant passage:

Last month, the internationally respected "Lonely Planet" travel guide named Brooklyn one of the hottest tourist destinations in the entire world. Lonely Planet only chose three destinations in America: Hawaii, which I guess has beautiful beaches, just like Brooklyn, New Orleans, which has culture, wonderful food, OK. And, who woulda thunk it: the City of Brooklyn!

Why did they choose Brooklyn? Could it be our wild parrots in Midwood? Could it be the Glatt Kosher pastrami egg rolls you can find only in Brooklyn, at Dougie's Barbecue in Kensington? Or could it be our renowned tourist attraction: the incredible shrinking Borough President? It's true, I've lost a little weight: when people call me "three quarters of the man I once was," I take it as a compliment!

Marty also went before our cameras to talk about the parrots recently: you can watch him by clicking this link.