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'''Brooklyn''' is one of the five boroughs of [[New York City]], situated south of [[Queens]] at the western tip of [[Long Island]].
'''Brooklyn''' (named after the Dutch town ''Breukelen'') is one of the five [[borough]]s of [[New York City]], situated south of [[Queens]] at the western tip of [[Long Island]].
Brooklyn is coterminous with Kings County (a political subdivision of the State of New York), but before the Grand Unification in 1898, Brooklyn was an independent city.
Brooklyn is [[coterminous]] with Kings [[County]] (a political subdivision of the State of New York), but before the Grand Unification in 1898, Brooklyn was an independent city.
It is sometimes referred to as "America's Fourth Largest City", including on a (now-removed) "Welcome to Brooklyn" sign at the Verazano-Narrows Bridge; if it were still a separate city, it would indeed be the fourth largest, after New York, [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]].
It is sometimes referred to as "America's Fourth Largest City", including on a (now-removed) "Welcome to Brooklyn" sign at the Verazano-Narrows Bridge; if it were still a separate city, it would indeed be the fourth largest, after New York, [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]].
It is the most populated borough in the city, but the borough of [[Queens]] is the largest in terms of area. The borough is connected to adjacent Queens via the infamous [[Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]].
It is the most populated borough in the city, but the borough of [[Queens]] is the largest in terms of area. The borough is connected to adjacent Queens via the [[Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]].
Brooklyn is home to several famous neighborhoods such as Greenpoint, Flatbush, Coney Island, Williamsburg, and Bedford-Stuyvesant. Many famous Americans in the entertainment industry have been born in Brooklyn, such as actresses Barbara Stanwyck and [[Clara Bow]], directors Woody Allen and Spike Lee, and singer Barbara Streisand, to name just a few.
Brooklyn is home to several famous neighborhoods such as Greenpoint, Flatbush, Coney Island, Williamsburg, and Bedford-Stuyvesant. Many famous Americans in the entertainment industry have been born in Brooklyn, such as actresses Barbara Stanwyck and [[Clara Bow]], directors Woody Allen and Spike Lee, and singer Barbra Streisand, to name just a few.
The accent of [[Bugs Bunny]] is a combination of accents from [[Brooklyn]] and the [[Bronx]].
The accent of [[Bugs Bunny]] is a combination of accents from Brooklyn and the [[Bronx]].
==The Borough of Neighborhoods==
==The Borough of Neighborhoods==
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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