Brooklyn is the most populousborough ofNew York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village ofBreukelen, it borders the borough ofQueens, at the western end ofLong Island. Brooklyn also has severalbridge connections to the boroughs ofManhattan (across theEast River) andStaten Island (across theVerrazano Narrows Bridge).
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