Brooklyn

Summary

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City^[1]. Brooklyn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Brooklyn is located in New York City^[3].
• Brooklyn is in the country of United States^[4].
• Brooklyn is on the body of water Upper New York Bay^[5].
• Brooklyn is on the body of water Lower New York Bay^[6].
• Brooklyn is on the body of water Jamaica Bay^[7].
• Brooklyn is on the body of water East River^[8].
• Brooklyn is on the body of water Newtown Creek^[9].
• Brooklyn's head of government is recorded as Antonio Reynoso^[10].
• Brooklyn's instance of is recorded as borough of New York City^[11].
• Brooklyn's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[12].
• Brooklyn's shares border with is recorded as Queens^[13].
• Brooklyn's shares border with is recorded as Staten Island^[14].
• Brooklyn's shares border with is recorded as Manhattan^[15].
• Brooklyn's shares border with is recorded as Bayonne^[16].
• Brooklyn's shares border with is recorded as Jersey City^[17].
• Breukelen is named after Brooklyn^[18].
• Brooklyn's flag is recorded as flag of Brooklyn^[19].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdynia^[20].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bnei Brak^[21].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as London Borough of Lambeth^[22].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Anzio^[23].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beşiktaş^[24].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leopoldstadt^[25].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Konak^[26].
• Brooklyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chaoyang District^[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brooklyn include Brooklyn Beckham^[28], a model^[29], b. 1999^[30], of United Kingdom^[31]; Brooklyn Bridge^[32], a suspension bridge^[33], in United States^[34]; Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel^[35], a toll tunnel^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1971^[38]; USS Brooklyn^[39], an armored cruiser^[40]; Brooklyn^[41], a town in the United States^[42], in United States^[43]; Brooklyn Island^[44], an island^[45]; Brooklyn Papyrus^[46], a scroll^[47]; and Brooklyn Street Circuit^[48], a street circuit^[49], in United States^[50].

Why It Matters

Brooklyn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Brooklyn is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Brooklyn include Brooklyn Beckham^[28], a model^[29], b. 1999^[30], of United Kingdom^[31]; Brooklyn Bridge^[32], a suspension bridge^[33], in United States^[34]; Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel^[35], a toll tunnel^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1971^[38]; USS Brooklyn^[39], an armored cruiser^[40]; Brooklyn^[41], a town in the United States^[42], in United States^[43]; and Brooklyn Island^[44], an island^[45].