Brooklyn
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Summary
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City[1]. Brooklyn draws 49,679 Wikipedia views per month (borough of new york city category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Upper New York Bay[5], Lower New York Bay[6], Jamaica Bay[7], East River[8], Newtown Creek[9]
- Head of government: Antonio Reynoso[10]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[11]
- Shares border with: Queens[12], Staten Island[13], Manhattan[14], Bayonne[15], Jersey City[16]
- Named after: Breukelen[17]
- Flag: flag of Brooklyn[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Gdynia[19], Bnei Brak[20], London Borough of Lambeth[21], Anzio[22], Beşiktaş[23], Leopoldstadt[24], Konak[25], Chaoyang District[26], Yiwu[27], Huế[28]
- Postal code: 11201[29], 11202[30], 11203[31], 11204[32], 11205[33], 11206[34], 11207[35], 11208[36], 11209[37], 11210[38], 11211[39], 11212[40], 11213[41], 11214[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Brooklyn include Brooklyn Beckham[43], a model[44], b. 1999[45], of United Kingdom[46]; Brooklyn Bridge[47], a suspension bridge[48], in United States[49]; Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel[50], a toll tunnel[51], in United States[52], founded in 1971[53]; USS Brooklyn[54], an armored cruiser[55]; Brooklyn Street Circuit[56], a street circuit[57], in United States[58]; Brooklyn Papyrus[59], a scroll[60]; Brooklyn[61], a town in the United States[62], in United States[63]; and Brooklyn Island[64], an island[65].
Why It Matters
Brooklyn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Brooklyn is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Brooklyn include Brooklyn Beckham[43], a model[44], b. 1999[45], of United Kingdom[46]; Brooklyn Bridge[47], a suspension bridge[48], in United States[49]; Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel[50], a toll tunnel[51], in United States[52], founded in 1971[53]; USS Brooklyn[54], an armored cruiser[55]; Brooklyn Street Circuit[56], a street circuit[57], in United States[58]; and Brooklyn Papyrus[59], a scroll[60].