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  2. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn (co-extensive with Kings County), on the western tip of Long Island, is the city's most populous borough. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social, and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods, and a distinctive architectural heritage. Downtown Brooklyn is the largest central core neighborhood in the outer ...

  3. Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] [7] Brooklyn, at 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km 2), is the second most densely populated county in the U.S. after Manhattan (New York County), as of 2022. [8] Had Brooklyn remained an independent city, it would now be the fourth most populous American city after the rest of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. [7]

  4. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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    Counties of New York Location State of New York Number 62 Populations 5,082 (Hamilton) – 2,561,225 (Kings) Areas 33.77 square miles (87.5 km 2) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km 2) (St. Lawrence) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations Part of a series on Regions of New York Downstate New York New York City Long Island Hudson Valley (Lower ...

  5. Portal:New York City - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn, at 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km 2), is the second most densely populated county in the U.S. after Manhattan (New York County), as of 2022. Had Brooklyn remained an independent city, it would now be the fourth most populous American city after the rest of New York City, Los Angeles , and Chicago .

  6. List of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings

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    This is a list of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings used for civic agencies. Each of the borough halls serve as offices for their respective borough presidents and borough boards.

  7. Government and politics in Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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    As is the case with sister boroughs Manhattan and the Bronx, Brooklyn has not voted for a Republican in a national presidential election since Calvin Coolidge in 1924.In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 79.4% of the vote in Brooklyn while Republican John McCain received 20.0%.

  8. Herbert Von King Park - Wikipedia

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    [8] [21] After years of lobbying from the Tompkins Park Association, a new recreation center was constructed in the former place of the library, opening on March 13, 1973. Built at a cost of $1.5 million, the facility contained an outdoor sunken amphitheater, a lounge, an information center, and an indoor auditorium named after local musician ...

  9. City of Greater New York - Wikipedia

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    The City of Greater New York was the consolidation of the City of New York with Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island, [1] [2] which took effect on January 1, 1898. [3] New York had already annexed the Bronx (west of the Bronx River in 1874, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] east of the Bronx River in 1895), so the consolidated city sprawled across five ...