Brooklyn (disambiguation)
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Brooklyn, also Kings County, is a borough of New York City, New York.
Brooklyn may also refer to:
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[edit] Locations
In the United States of America:
- Brooklyn, California, former city annexed to Oakland
- Brooklyn, California, former name of Red Dog, California
- Brooklyn, Connecticut
- Brooklyn, Illinois, in Saint Clair County
- Brooklyn, Indiana
- Brooklyn, Iowa
- Brooklyn, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood of Baltimore City
- Brooklyn Park, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County
- Brooklyn, Michigan
- Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio
- Brooklyn, Ohio
- Brooklyn, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon
- Brooklyn, an early name for the settlement that eventually became Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (derived from Minneapolis)
- Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (derived from Minneapolis)
In Canada
- Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, a small village north of Yarmouth
- Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia, a village of Liverpool
In South Africa:
- Brooklyn, Pretoria, a suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng Province
- Brooklyn, Cape Town, a suburb of Cape Town, Cape Province
In Australia:
- Brooklyn, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
- Brooklyn, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
- Brooklyn, Tasmania
- Brooklyn Park, South Australia
- Brooklyn Sanctuary, Queensland
In New Zealand:
- Brooklyn, New Zealand, a suburb of Wellington
[edit] Ships
- Brooklyn, which brought Mormon pioneers to San Francisco
- USS Brooklyn, various ships
[edit] Sports
- Brooklyn Horsemen, members of the first American Football League that merged with the Brooklyn Lions of the National Football League in 1926
- Brooklyn Tigers, members of the second American Football League who moved to Rochester, New York, in 1936 and became the Rochester Tigers
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
- Brooklyn Lions
[edit] People
- Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model
- Nicknames for Tony Danza have included "Brooklyn" Tony Danza, "The Brooklyn Brawler," and "The Brooklyn Bomber".
- Mary J. Blige uses the moniker Brook Lynn when rapping
- Brooklyn Beckham, son of professional soccer player David Beckham and singer Victoria Beckham.
[edit] Literature
- Brooklyn (novel), a 2009 novel by Colm Tóibín
[edit] Music
- "Brooklyn", a song by All Time Low from their 2008 "Nothing Personal" album.
- "Brooklyn", a track on the 2002 album The Fine Art of Self Destruction by Jesse Malin.
- "Brooklyn", a track on the 1999 album Black on Both Sides by Mos Def.
[edit] Popular culture
- Brooklyn Dreams R&B group of the 70s and 80s
- Brooklyn (musical), a Broadway musical
- "Brooklyn", a character on the Walt Disney animated series Gargoyles (TV series), named for the New York City borough
- Brooklyn, a character in the anime series Beyblade
- "Brooklyn", a term used in ten-pin bowling to describe a hit in the pocket opposite (left [pins 1,2] for right-handers, right [pins 1,3] for left-handers) from the one that is attempted
- Private Alvin "Brooklyn" Bloomfield, an American soldier in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.
[edit] See also
- Brooklyn Avenue (disambiguation)
- Brooklyn Brewery
- Brooklyn College
- Brooklyn Township (disambiguation)
- Brooklyn chewing gum, manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle
- Brooklin (disambiguation)
- Brookline (disambiguation)
- Brookland (disambiguation)
- Breukelen
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