For the first time ever, MTV’s Video Music Awards are coming to Brooklyn. MTV just announced that the 2013 VMAs will take place on Sunday, August 25, at the Barclays Center, home of the Jay-Z-co-owned Brooklyn Nets. This marks the first time an annual awards show has ever been held in the borough of Brooklyn. Said Borough President Marty Markowitz of the occasion:
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Take that, Manhattan.