Brooklyn
Kings County locale
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, located at the western tip of Long Island.
Originally an independent city, it consolidated with New York in 1898 but retains a distinct identity and fierce local pride.
Brooklyn has become synonymous with a certain urban authenticity and creative energy, particularly in neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Park Slope.
She's from Brooklyn often carries connotations of toughness or street smarts.
Colonial-era Virginia city
- Bedford-StuyvesantBrooklyn residential district
- DUMBOBrooklyn waterfront neighborhood acronym
- FlatbushBrooklyn neighborhood name
- BrownsvilleSouth Texas border town
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
- stoopSmall entry porch
- bodegaSmall urban grocery
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
rooftop · sidewalk · streetscape · walk-up · laundromat · deli · hydrant · pizzeria
Aggressively alternative person
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- vintageQuality from past eras
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- farm-to-tableDirect producer-to-diner philosophy
thrift · pop-up · loft · warehouse · fixie · beard · brunch · organic
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- BasquiatLate street-art painter
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- muralsLarge wall paintings
Jay-Z · galleries · film · poetry · comedy · DIY · literary · Afrobeat
Temporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- cyclistOne who pedals
promenade · cables · walkway · skyline · landmark · waterfront · commute · crossing
Of occupied territories
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
landmark · cobblestone · trolley · ferry · tenements · immigration
Williamsburg
Colonial-era Virginia city
- Bedford-StuyvesantBrooklyn residential district
- DUMBOBrooklyn waterfront neighborhood acronym
- FlatbushBrooklyn neighborhood name
brownstone
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
rowhouse · rooftop · sidewalk · streetscape · walk-up · laundromat · deli · hydrant · pizzeria · graffiti
hipster
Aggressively alternative person
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- vintageQuality from past eras
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
farm-to-table · thrift · pop-up · loft · warehouse · fixie · beard · brunch · organic · vegan
hip-hop
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- BasquiatLate street-art painter
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
Jay-Z · murals · galleries · film · poetry · comedy · DIY · literary · Afrobeat · creative
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
cyclist · promenade · cables · walkway · skyline · landmark · waterfront · commute · crossing · engineering
colonial
Of occupied territories
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
preservation · landmark · cobblestone · trolley · ferry · tenements · immigration
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
Russian · Chinese · Dominican · Jamaican · Haitian · Mexican · Arab · African · multicultural · immigrant
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- New YorkManhattan, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, NYC
- New York areaManhattan, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, New York City
- New York AreasManhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Hudson Valley
- New York CityManhattan, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, boroughs
BrooklynManhattan
NYC's densest borough
Greenwich · Beverly Hills · Upper East Side · Park Avenue · Wall Street
Brooklynrural America
Non-urban domestic regions
small-town America · suburban sprawl · Kansas · Iowa · Orange County
- Brooklyn BridgeFamous East River crossing
- Brooklyn DodgersDefunct Flatbush baseball club
- Brooklyn accentRegional NYC speech pattern
- Brooklyn HeightsAffluent NYC residential district
- Brooklyn NetsProfessional basketball franchise, Kings County
- Brooklyn MuseumNew York cultural institution