One of the things we love about Brooklyn are the contrasts that it offers, particularly between the new luxe condo version and the old non-luxe edition. Our Greenpoint correspondent, who knows a good, absurd juxtaposition when she sees one, offers us this one from Kingsland Avenue, which is in a corner of Brooklyn east of the BQE and south of Newtown Creek that offers many compelling side-by-sides of Brooklyn Vieux and Brooklyn Nouveau. The two buildings in this shot are separated by an empty lot, which our correspondent notes is liberally baited for rats. Cool.