Brooklyn
- Names
Brooklyn
Breuckelen
- Place Type
- borough
- Description
- Comprises the southwestern extremity of Long Island. It was settled by Dutch and Waloon farmers in the mid-17th century. Its original name referred to the many small brooks that crossed the fields. It grew to include all of Kings county by 1896.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Canby, Historic Places (1984); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Library of Congress HABS/HAER (1987-); National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-); USGS, Geographic Names System [online] (1998-); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
- Born
Donald Blumberg (American, born 1935)
Jonathan Calm (African American, born 1971)
Michael Cherney (American, active in China, born 1969)
Stephen Dweck (American, active 20th century)
Jane Freilicher (American, 1924-2014)
Shelley Jordon (American, born 1954)
Alex Katz (American, born 1927)
Kristan Kennedy (American, born 1972)
Chaim Koppelman (American, 1920-2009)
Gerson Leiber (American, born 1921)
Robert Longo (American, born 1953)
Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)
Eleanor Rappe (American, born 1933)
Sanford Roth (American, 1906-1962)
Peri Schwartz (American, 1951-2021)
Julius Shulman (American, 1910-2009)
Lorna Simpson (American, born 1960)
Gary Stephan (American, born 1942)
George Tooker (American, 1920-2011)
- Active
Derrick Adams (American, born 1970)
Seymour Joseph Guy (American, born England, 1824-1910)
Nicola López (American, born 1975)
Roxy Paine (American, born 1966)
Thomas Roma (American, born 1950)
Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976)
