Brooklyn

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Brooklyn is a populous and culturally diverse borough of New York City known for its distinct neighborhoods, arts scene, and iconic landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
borough of New York City
alsoKnownAs BK
Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn, New York

Kings County
areaCode 347
718
917
929
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Manhattan
surface form: Manhattan (across the East River)

Queens
Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island (across the Upper New York Bay)
boroughHallLocation Downtown Brooklyn
boroughNumber 2
bridgeConnection Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
climate humid subtropical
contains Barclays Center
Bay Ridge
Bedford–Stuyvesant
Borough Park
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights
surface form: Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
Brownsville
Bushwick
Canarsie
Coney Island
Coney Island
surface form: Coney Island Boardwalk

DUMBO
Flatbush
Green-Wood Cemetery
Greenpoint
Marine Park
McCarren Park
New York Aquarium
New York City College of Technology
Park Slope
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn campus)
Prospect Heights
Prospect Park
Red Hook
Sheepshead Bay
Sunset Park
Williamsburg
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countyEquivalent Kings County
countySeatOf Kings County
demographicGroup growing Asian American community
large African American community
large Caribbean community
large Italian-American community
large Jewish community
large Latino community
large Russian-speaking community
economicSector creative industries
manufacturing
retail and services
technology startups
ethnicDiversity high
ferryService NYC Ferry
fireJurisdiction FDNY
foundedAsTown 17th century
governedAs borough of New York City
hasBoroughPresident elected official
hasSignificantLanguages Arabic
Chinese
Haitian Creole
Italian language
surface form: Italian

Russian
Spanish
Yiddish
historicallyAssociatedWith Los Angeles Dodgers
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers
joinedNewYorkCityOn 1898
knownFor arts scene
cultural diversity
distinct neighborhoods
food culture
historic brownstones
music scene
waterfront parks
language English
largestBoroughByPopulationOf New York City
locatedOn western end of Long Island
namedAfter Breukelen (Netherlands)
officialName Brooklyn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Borough of Brooklyn
originallySettledBy Dutch colonists
partOf New York City
policeJurisdiction New York City Police Department
surface form: NYPD
population over 2,500,000
postalCityName Brooklyn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brooklyn, NY
previousStatus Brooklyn self-linksurface differs
surface form: City of Brooklyn

independent city
seat Brooklyn Borough Hall
sportsTeam Brooklyn Cyclones
Brooklyn Nets
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportationSystem New York City Subway
ZIPCodePrefix 112

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Murder, Inc. basedIn Brooklyn
Transportation Bureau operatesIn Brooklyn
subject surface form: Transportation Bureau (NYPD)
this entity surface form: borough of Brooklyn
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connects Brooklyn
Lee Krasner placeOfBirth Brooklyn
William C. Redfield residence Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
Warning setting Brooklyn
Big Poppa associatedWithCity Brooklyn
William Merritt Chase workLocation Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
Lower New York Bay adjacentTo Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway Line borough Brooklyn
Henry Churchill DeMille burialPlace Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" settingLocation Brooklyn
subject surface form: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States locatedIn Brooklyn
subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States partOf Brooklyn
subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Borough of Brooklyn
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States locatedInBorough Brooklyn
subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant
Jay-Z placeOfBirth Brooklyn
Hasidism hasDemographicCenter Brooklyn
Thelma Ritter placeOfBirth Brooklyn
Long Island Rail Road serves Brooklyn
Nostrand Avenue Line borough Brooklyn
HBO Girls (television series) setIn Brooklyn
subject surface form: Girls
Brooklyn Navy Yard locatedIn Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridegrooms location Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Bridegrooms homeCity Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridegrooms representedRegion Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
LAD teamPredecessorCity Brooklyn
World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses previousLocationOfHeadquarters Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
Deuces Wild setInLocation Brooklyn
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York formerHeadquartersLocation Brooklyn
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York
New Lots Line borough Brooklyn
Greg Grandin placeOfBirth Brooklyn
Brooklyn Museum location Brooklyn
Brooklyn Museum borough Brooklyn