The great consolidation of 1898
Manhattan and the grid system
Brooklyn and its independent spirit
Queens and its diverse global mosaic
The Bronx and its cultural revolution
Staten Island and the green coast
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Master of The story of New York's five boroughs
schopenhauer Brooklyn
They called the merger the Great Mistake of the past, But our independent spirit is built to last.
schopenhauer Before joining New York, Brooklyn was a massive manufacturing hub, home to the world's largest sugar refineries and shipyards.
schopenhauer In the 19th century, independent Brooklyn was famous for its religious tolerance, social activism, and towering church steeples.
schopenhauer Play Borough Buddy to test your knowledge of Brooklyn's independent spirit and the history of all five New York City boroughs.
One in seven: An oft-repeated demographic legend claims that as many as one in seven Americans can trace their family roots back through the borough of Brooklyn.
The act or process of uniting multiple parts into a single, cohesive whole. Brooklyn reluctantly surrendered its municipal sovereignty in 1898 during the great consolidation of New York City.
Do you think the Dodgers should have stayed in Brooklyn instead of moving to LA?
In what year did Jackie Robinson break baseball's color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Who was the female engineer who stepped in to manage the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband fell ill?
Which Brooklyn church was a famous hub on the Underground Railroad, led by Henry Ward Beecher?
What nickname did Brooklyn earn in the 19th century due to its skyline of steeples and religious diversity?
Which of the six original towns of Kings County was the only one founded by the English rather than the Dutch?
If Brooklyn were an independent city today, where would its population rank among US cities?
What famous Civil War ironclad warship was constructed at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn?