Overview of Brooklyn

Brooklyn was once a separate city independent of the City of New York. The cities merged at the end of the nineteenth century, forever after lamented by Brooklynites as "The Great Mistake of 1898." Although Brooklyn is very diverse, what makes Brooklyn so different from the other boroughs are its distinct cultural neighborhoods. Read More »

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Buildings in Kings County, New York

Star Theater (historical)
Saint George Playhouse (historical)
Subway Theater (historical)
Scott Theatre (historical)
Fulton Playhouse (historical)
Strand Theatre (historical), 1 km (1 mile)
Sun Theatre (historical), 2 km (1 mile)
Throop Theater (historical), 4 km (2 miles)
Saint Josephs Hall, 4 km (3 miles)
Sumner Theatre (historical), 4 km (3 miles)
Rogers Theatre (historical), 4 km (3 miles)
Rivera Theatre (historical), 5 km (3 miles)
Savoy Theatre (historical), 5 km (3 miles)
Sunset Theater (historical), 5 km (3 miles)
Starr Theater (historical), 6 km (3 miles)
Rugby Theatre (historical), 7 km (4 miles)
Select Theater (historical), 7 km (4 miles)
Stadium Theatre (historical), 7 km (4 miles)
Sun Ray Theatre (historical), 7 km (5 miles)
Stone Theatre (historical), 7 km (5 miles)
Stanley Theatre (historical), 8 km (5 miles)
Tiffany Theater (historical), 8 km (5 miles)
Sheffield Theatre (historical), 8 km (5 miles)
Supreme Theater (historical), 8 km (5 miles)
Senate Theater (historical), 9 km (5 miles)
Stillwell Theatre (historical), 10 km (6 miles)
Sheridan Theatre (historical), 11 km (7 miles)

Schools in Kings County, New York

Junior High School 29, 1 km (1 mile)
Saint Agnes School, 1 km (1 mile)
John Jay High School, 3 km (2 miles)
Intermediate School 71, 3 km (2 miles)
Tabernacle Elementary School, 3 km (2 miles)
Junior High School 148 (historical), 4 km (2 miles)
Junior High School 35, 5 km (3 miles)
Public School K141, 5 km (3 miles)
Intermediate School 349, 5 km (3 miles)
Public School 245, 5 km (3 miles)
International Arts Business High School, 5 km (3 miles)
Bnos Menachem, 6 km (3 miles)
First Impressions School, 6 km (3 miles)
Public School 376, 6 km (4 miles)
Yeshiva Boyan, 6 km (4 miles)
Bushwick High School, 7 km (4 miles)
Intermediate School 296, 7 km (4 miles)
Little Flower Preparatory School, 7 km (4 miles)
Saint Martins School, 7 km (4 miles)
K626 Achievement First Brownsville Charter School, 7 km (4 miles)
Junior High School 263, 7 km (5 miles)
Saint Mariaes School, 7 km (5 miles)
Yeshivat Ohel Torah, 7 km (5 miles)
Risen Christ Lutheran School, 7 km (5 miles)
Mesivta Lev Torah, 8 km (5 miles)
Intermediate School 227, 8 km (5 miles)
Public School K140, 8 km (5 miles)
Junior High School 275 Thelma Hamilton (historical), 8 km (5 miles)
Intermediate School 240, 9 km (5 miles)
Joseph S Gruss Yeshiva High School, 9 km (6 miles)
Our Lady Help of Christians School, 9 km (6 miles)
Junior High School K166 George Gershwin, 10 km (6 miles)
Magen David Yeshiva, 10 km (6 miles)
Public School 128, 10 km (6 miles)
Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School, 10 km (6 miles)

Hospitals in Kings County, New York

Jewish Hospital Medical Center of Brooklyn, 3 km (2 miles)

Kings County, New York

Twentythird Street Pier, 3 km (2 miles)
Bush Terminal, 5 km (3 miles)
Fiftyseventh Street Pier, 6 km (4 miles)

Schools in Richmond County, New York

Saint John's University Staten Island Campus, 12 km (7 miles)

Schools in Queens County, New York

Middle School 210, 12 km (7 miles)

Capes in Kings County, New York

Norton Point, 13 km (8 miles)

Buildings in Queens County, New York

Owl Theater (historical), 13 km (8 miles)

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