Brooklyn - New York City

Brooklyn in one on the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings county, the most populous county in the State of New York. The name Brooklyn comes from the Dutch colonial name Breuckelen, meaning marshland, established in the 17th century.

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Brooklyn Heights in the winter (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).

Above, the Manhattan Bridge as seen from Dumbo, in Brooklyn (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).

Above, Kings Theater, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).

Below, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights (credit: Tagger Yancey IV / NYC & Company).

Brooklyn Bridge at night, with Manhattan in the backgroud (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).

The Grand Army Plaza Memorial Arch, in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (credit: Tagger Yancey IV / NYC & Company).

Brooklyn - New York City