What borough is Brooklyn in?

Answer 1

Brooklyn, New York, is a borough of New York City. It is also a county of New York State, although the county name is Kings County.

There are also several cities named Brooklyn in the United States.

Answer 2

Brooklyn is a borough, and also a county. Each of New York City's five boroughs is also a county. Brooklyn is Kings County.

However, before 1898, Brooklyn was an independent city. Before 1898, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. The city was incorporated in 1898, meaning, the five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island) joined together to form modern-day New York City.

Brooklyn is the only one of the other four that was its own city before 1898. The other three (Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx) were counties (or parts of counties, in the case of the Bronx) consisting of small towns and farmland.

Answer 3

Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. There are no boroughs or sub-boroughs nested within Brooklyn.

Answer 4

A part of New York City, that is one of the five boroughs that constitute NYC.

Answer 5

Brooklyn is a borough. The five boroughs of New York City are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.

Answer 6

Brooklyn is its own borough, one of the five that comprise New York City. The borough of Brooklyn is also known as Kings County.

Answer 7

The Borough of Brooklyn, also called Kings County, is one of the five boroughs of New York City.