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Brooklyn

Also known as Brooklyn, New York City, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across the East River, including the architecturally significant Brooklyn Bridge, and is connected to Staten Island by the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.

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Brooklyn is a borough of New York City and a city in the United States. It is a consolidated city-county coextensive with Kings County. The area has an elevation of 15 and covers 251 square units. It is located in the Eastern Time Zone. The subject is named after Breukelen and has an inception date of 1634.

It shares borders with Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, and Bayonne. The area is located in or next to the Upper New York Bay, Lower New York Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the East River. Brooklyn has a population of 2736074 and contains 1000293 households. It is twinned with Gdynia, Bnei Brak, the London Borough of Lambeth, and Anzio.

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Settlement.name: Brooklyn
Settlement.other_name: Kings County, New York
Settlement.settlement_type: Borough and county
Settlement.motto: Een Draght Mackt Maght (Dutch)("In unity there is strength")
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Contents

Toponymy
History
Colonial era
New Netherland
Province of New York
Revolutionary War
Post-independence era
Urbanization
Civil War
Twin city
Seth Low as mayor
Mayors of the City of Brooklyn
New York City borough
Geography
Climate
Boroughscape
Neighborhoods
Community diversity
Jewish American
Chinese American
African American and Caribbean American
Hispanic American
Russian and Ukrainian American
Polish American
Italian American
Arab American & Muslim
Irish American
South Asian American
Greek American
LGBTQ community
Artists-in-residence
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Languages
Culture
Cultural venues
Media
Local periodicals
Ethnic press
Television
Events
Economy
Parks and other attractions
Sports
Government and politics
Federal representation
Housing
Education
Higher education
Public colleges
Private colleges
Community colleges
Public Colleges
Brooklyn Public Library
Transportation
Public transport
Roadways
Waterways
Partnerships with districts of foreign cities
Hospitals and healthcare
See also
General links
History of neighborhoods
General history
Notes
References
Further reading
Published before 1941
Published 1941–present
External links
History

Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, New York, United States.

Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across the East River, including the architecturally significant Brooklyn Bridge, and is connected to Staten Island by the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.

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