Online Highways Home > New York > Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City and is also one of the counties of New York State. It is located at the west end of Long Island, across the East River from the southern end of Manhattan and is in the Southern Region of the state. It is connected by bridges with Manhattan, of which the most famous is the Brooklyn Bridge. There is also an underwater connection to Manhattan through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, which goes deep under New York Harbor and is 9117 feet long. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge links Brooklyn with Staten Island. Founded by the Dutch in 1636, its original name was Breuckelen, after a city in Holland. Incorporated in 1834, it remained an independent city until 1898. Antique Shops and Shows New Era Antiques | New Era Antiques | Art Barge Music | Billie Holiday Theatre | Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts | Brooklyn Museum of Art | Ch’i Gallery | Cynthia Broan Gallery | Howard Schickler Fine Art | Jean-Michel Basquiat | Jessica Murray Projects | Metaphor Contemporary Art | Oriental Art Gallery | Pierogi 2000 | Rizzi Land Gallery | Rotunda Gallery | Sideshow Gallery | Troika Ranch Theater Company | William Boyd Studio | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Bed & Breakfast on the Park | Bed and Breakfast on the Park | Education Brooklyn Children's Museum | Brooklyn College | Kingsborough Community College | St. Francis College | Suny Downstate College Of Nursing | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries 200 Fifth Restaurant and Bar | A Table Restaurant | Aunt Suzie's Restaurant | Austin's Steakhouse | Barracuda Seafood Restaurant | Bon Soir Caterers | Brooklyn Brewery | Canedo's Restaurant | Casa Pepe Restaurant | Chicken and More | Clemente's Fine Food | Corn Bread Cafe | Cucina Restaurant | Dougie's Jamaican Cuisine | Dragon Chinese Restaurant | Ermitage Restaurant | G and R Restaurant | Goga Cafe | Green's Vegetarian Restaurant | Greenhouse Cafe | King Falafel Restaurant | La Palina Restaurant | Las Americas Restaurant | Losmariachis Restaurant | Masal Cafe | Metro Star Cafe | Michael's Restaurant | Milan's Restaurant | Mona Lisa Pastry Shop | Monteleones Pastry | Oishi Oochi Japanese Restaurant | Park Slope Restaurant | Pazzo Restaurant | Pete's Downtown Restaurant | Primorski Restaurant | Queen Marie Restaurant | Read Cafe | Restaurant Caspiy | Rice Kitchen & Gourmet Bagel | River Cafe | Rossiya Restaurant | Rudy's Place | Salty Dog Restaurant and Bar | Sancho's Restaurant | Sirico's Caterers | Sugarcane Restaurant | Sunflower Cafe | Surf and Turf Restaurant | Taqueria La Campireña Restaurant | Tasty Pastry | Tortillas King | Tripoli Restaurant | Williamsburgh Cafe | Yonca Turkish Kebab House | Yossi's Sweet House & Bakery | History Harbor Defense Museum | Public Libraries Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn Public Library | Museum Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Living Torah Museum | New York State Parks Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park | Prospect Park | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Berman Realty | Brooklyn Homes and Real Estate | Brooklyn Realty Center | Coldwell Banker Mid Plaza Real Estate | Dyker Real Estate | Edgar Davis REALTOR | Emily Robinson Real Estate Agent | Eric E. Heras Real Estate Agent | Jeff Grandis Real Estate Agent | Kelly Yuen REALTOR | Linda Setlech Real Estate Agent | St. James Realty | State House Condos | Wilk Real Estate LTD. | Zaremba Realty | Science New York Aquarium | Shopping Andrew's Floral Paradise | Ashanti Origins | Asian Pearls Jewelry | Baron Collection | Bonjour Gifts | Circa Antiques Ltd | Esquire Wedding Center | European Home, Inc. | Feldman Furniture | Floral Express | Henry's Flower Shop | Ice.com | Legecy Gifts and Judaica | Madison Florist | Modern Florist | Patrias Latin American Folk Art | Silk Road Antiques | Studio Art Furniture | Wong's International | ZY Glass Studio | Health Resorts and Spas Diana Day Spa | InnerSpree Day Spa | Natural Balance Massage and Wellness Center | Pilo Arts Salon and Day Spa | Wildlife Viewing Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition | Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge | Kings Bay Veterinary Hospital | Williamsburg Veterinary Hospital | See more New York Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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