Q: I am a native New Yorker yet I do not knownhow to pronounce Kozciuszko street. Can you please help. I just pronounce it as 'ko-dnxssddndns-$:!!' or 'kolonoscopy'
A: i asked a real polish person, and she told me "kosh-Choosh-co" which is actually exactly the way the recorded announcement on the J train was pronouncing it at the time. i've heard that the australians have a mountain of the same name, and they pronounce it much differently. but when pronouncing the brooklyn street, i defer to the train announcement, and the authentic polish pronounciation, which are both in agreement