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The modern neighborhoods bearing these names are located roughly in the center of each of these original towns. Certain portions of the original six towns were also independent municipalities for a time, before being reabsorbed. Following an 1894 referendum, the entire consolidated City of Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898.
NYC trash complaints have soared — Brooklyn neighborhood is the worst offender. ... The neighborhood racked up a nose-pinching 986 complaints, while the entire borough saw 15,128 grievances, up ...
The Hole is a small neighborhood in New York City on the border between Brooklyn and Queens. [1] It is a low-lying area, with a ground level that is 30 feet (9.1 m) lower than the surrounding area. [2] [3] The area is run-down, and suffers from frequent flooding. [4]
Crime in New York City was high in the 1980s during the Mayor Edward I. Koch years, as the crack epidemic hit New York City, and peaked in 1990, [4] [174] the first year of Mayor David Dinkins's administration (1990–1993), but then began to decline; the number of murders fell from the 1990 peak to a level close to Koch's worst year of 1989 by ...
For the second year in a row, using exclusive data developed by Dr. Andrew Schiller's team at NeighborhoodScout.com, and based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, WalletPop ...
[57]: 2, 20 This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. [69]: 53 (PDF p. 84) [70] Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 28% are between the ages of 0–17, 27% between 25 and 44, and 23% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 12% ...
The five boroughs: 1: Manhattan, 2: Brooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: The Bronx, 5: Staten Island The neighborhoods in New York City are located within the five boroughs of the City of New York . Their names and borders are not officially defined, and they change from time to time.
Vinegar Hill is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on the East River Waterfront between Dumbo and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [3] [4] The neighborhood is locally governed by Brooklyn Community Board 2 and is policed by the New York City Police Department's 84th Precinct.