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Brooklyn, New York, is one of the five boroughs that comprise New York City. It has the greatest population out of the five boroughs. Until 1898, Brooklyn was a separate city, it then consolidated with New York City, making it one of the five boroughs. It has kept is own unique architecture, cultures. Several Brooklyn neighborhoods, have their own, ethinic distinctions. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in 1624. The Brooklyn Bridge was finished in 1883, making transportation to New York City easier. It also made way consolidation with New York City. The Brooklyn Navy Yard was completed in 1801, and it a shipbuilding facility. At it’s peak during World War II over 70,000 people worked there. Brooklyn has always been a magnet for Immigrants, and still holds that distinction. Brooklyn is home to the majority of Russian immigrants in the United States. The historic Greenpoint Historic District, is lined with 19th-century row-houses. The houses could clearly be seen in the 1978 film, ‘Saturday Night Fever’. It was entirely filmed in Brooklyn. The majority of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews in the United States live in Brooklyn. The iconic ‘Brighton Beach’ and Coney Island, are also there as well.More info here: Brooklyn No Longer Left Off Disaster List

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