Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens, at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn also has several bridge connections to the boroughs of Manhattan (across the East River) and Staten Island (across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). Since 1896, the borough has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after the county of New York (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).

Residents

 * Franklin Horowitz (1905-1987) - Franklin Horowitz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. He studied law at New York University and became the head of the New York City Headquarters of the Organization of Secret Affairs.

Notable Events

 * October 11, 1899 - The Horowitz family moves to Brooklyn from the Czech Republic.


 * May 6, 1905 - Franklin Horowitz is born in Brooklyn.