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Welcome to Brooklyn, New York
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Borough of New York City (1990 pop. 2,300,664), 71 sq mi (184 sq km), coextensive with Kings co., SE N.Y., at the western extremity of Long Island; an independent city from 1834, it became a New York borough in 1898. Brooklyn has the largest population of the city’s five boroughs.
Area, 71sq mi (184sq km).
Pop. (1990 pop. 2,300,664).
Capital, Albany. |
Largest city, New York City.
Nickname, Empire.
Motto, Excelsior (Ever Upward) .
State bird, Eastern Bluebird.
State flower, Rose.
State tree, Sugar Maple.
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Brooklyn is a borough of well-defined neighborhoods, from the gentrified brownstone communities of Park Slope and Cobble Hill to Bedford-Stuyvesant, the largest African-American neighborhood in the city. Brighton Beach has a large community of Russian Jews, and there are also neighborhoods of Caribbean blacks, Hispanics, Italians, Poles, Hasidic Jews, Arabs, Chinese, and others. |
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| Among educational institutions in the borough are Brooklyn College of the City Univ. of New York, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Pratt Institute, St. Joseph’s College, and
Long Island Univ. Near Prospect Park, scene of fighting in the American Revolution, is the main building of the Brooklyn Public Library. Nearby are the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the renowned, innovative Brooklyn Academy of Music. |
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| Other points of interest include Coney Island, with its beach, amusement park, and New York Aquarium; Green-Wood Cemetery; and the Lefferts Homestead (1777). Fort Hamilton (1831) overlooks the Narrows of New York Bay. Marine Park and parts of Jamaica Bay are included in Gateway National Recreation Area. |
 *Information from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Park, Dyker Heights, Bay Ridge, Gravesend, Sea Gate, Coney Island, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Madison, Boro Park, and Homecrest are some of the neighborhoods I specialize in Brooklyn, NY.
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