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Harlem was named after Haarlem ,a city in The Netherlands. Brooklyn was named after another city Breukelen
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They either get named from the person who found it or from a other language that has to do with its characteristics. -anonymous
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Harlem was originally named New Haarlem after a Dutch village. It was named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands and became a part of New York City in 1873.
The Harlem Shake is the name of a dance which was originally called the Albee. It was first done in 1981 by a resident of Harlem, NY named Al B. As it became more popular it became known as the Harlem Shake.
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There doesn't appear to be an author named Leroy Barry Allen. It's possible that you may have mixed up the names of different authors.