Brooklyn Hotels

Brooklyn Hotels

Hotels in the are of Brooklyn are often required for tourists who require accommodation in the area. Some tourists may want a vacation in the area to see the historic areas of the region. They may want to see Brooklyn itself or to see New York and will use the are of Brooklyn as a base. Some may want to see a sports, entertainment or cultural event on Brooklyn. Some may be on a business visit to the region and need a hotel to stay while visiting.

Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Located on western Long Island and an independent distinct city until its consolidation into New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough. If the borough were still an independent city, it would be the fourth-largest city in the United States. Brooklyn is coterminous with Kings County, which is the most populous county in New York State, and the second most densely populated county in the United States (after New York County, which is the borough of Manhattan).

Though a part of New York City, Brooklyn maintains a distinct culture, independent art scene, and unique architectural heritage. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves where a particular ethnic group and culture predominate.

The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle the area on the western edge of Long Island, which was then largely inhabited by the Native American people, the Lenape (often erroneously referred to by the place-name of "Canarsee" in contemporary colonial documents). The first Dutch settlement was Midwout (Midwood) which was established in 1634. The Dutch also purchased land in the 1630s from the Mohawks around present day Gowanus, Red Hook, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Bushwick. The Village of Breuckelen, named for Breukelen in the Netherlands, was authorized by the Dutch West India Company in 1646 and became the first municipality in what is now New York State. At the time, Breuckelen was part of New Netherland.

The Dutch lost Breuckelen in the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664. In 1683, the Englishreorganized the Province of New York into 12 counties, each of which was sub divided into towns. Over time, the name evolved from Breuckelen, to Brockland, to Brocklin, to Brookline, and eventually, Brooklyn. Kings County was one of the original 12 counties, and Brooklyn was one of the original six towns within Kings County. The county was named in honor of King Charles II of England and Scotland.

Brooklyn is located on the westernmost point of Long Island and shares its only land boundary with Queens (New York City borough) to the northeast. The northwesternmost section of this boundary is defined by Newtown Creek, which flows into the East River.

Brooklyn's waterfront faces different bodies of water. Northern Brooklyn's coast is defined by the East River, while middle Brooklyn adjoins Upper New York Bay. This area of the waterfront features the Red Hook peninsula and the Erie Basin. Buttermilk Channel separates this part of the waterfront from Governors Island. Southwest is Gowanus Bay, connected to the Gowanus Canal. At its south westernmost section, Brooklyn is separated from Staten Island by the Narrows, where Upper and Lower New York Bay meet.

Brooklyn's southern coast includes the barrier island on which stretch Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay. The southeastern coast lies on island-dotted Jamaica Bay.

The highest point in Brooklyn is the area around Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery, rising approximately 200 feet (60 m) above sea level. There is also a minor elevation in Downtown Brooklyn known as Brooklyn Heights.

Northwestern Brooklyn

BoCoCa
Boerum Hill
Carroll Gardens
Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Clinton Hill
Downtown Brooklyn
DUMBO
Fort Greene
Gowanus
Park Slope
Prospect Heights
RAMBO
Red Hook
Vinegar Hill
Windsor Terrace

Northern Brooklyn

Bushwick
Greenpoint
Williamsburg
North Side
South Side
East Williamsburg
South Williamsburg

Northeastern Brooklyn

Arlington
City Line
Cypress Hills
East New York
Highland Park
New Lots
Spring Creek
Starrett City

Central Brooklyn

Bedford
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Beverly Square East
Beverly Square West
Brownsville
Crown Heights
Ditmas Park
Ditmas Park West
Ditmas Village
East Flatbush
Farragut
Fiske Terrace
Flatbush
Kensington
Lefferts Manor
Manhattan Terrace
Mapleton
Midwood
Ocean Hill
Ocean Parkway
Parkville
Pigtown

Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Prospect Park South
Remsen Village
Rugby
Stuyvesant Heights
Weeksville
Wingate

Southwestern Brooklyn

Bath Beach
Bay Ridge
Bensonhurst
Borough Park
Dyker Heights
Greenwood Heights
Fort Hamilton
New Utrecht
Sunset Park

Southern Brooklyn

Brighton Beach, also known as "Little Odessa"
Coney Island
Gerritsen Beach
Gravesend
Homecrest
Madison
Manhattan Beach
Plum Beach
Sea Gate
Sheepshead Bay

Southeastern Brooklyn

Barren Island
Bergen Beach
Canarsie
Flatlands
Georgetown
Marine Park
Mill Basin
Mill Island
Paerdegat Basin

List of neighborhoods by historical town

Prior to the consolidation of the entirety of Kings county into the City of Brooklyn, Brooklyn consisted of six towns with clearly-defined borders. These towns were, counter-clockwise from the north, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Utrecht, with Flatbush in the middle. The modern neighborhoods bearing these names are located roughly in the center of each of these original towns. The extreme eastern section of the historical Town of Brooklyn was also known as the Town of New Lots for several years in the mid-nineteenth century.

Bushwick
Town of Bushwick

Bushwick
Greenpoint
Williamsburg

Brooklyn
Town of Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant
Boerum Hill
Carroll Gardens
Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Heights
Brownsville
City Line
Clinton Hill
Crown Heights
Cyprus Hills
Downtown Brooklyn
DUMBO
East New York
Fort Greene
Gowanus
Greenwood Heights
Highland Park
New Lots
Ocean Hill
Park Slope
Prospect Heights
RAMBO
Spring Creek
Starrett City
Stuyvesant Heights
Sunset Park
Vinegar Hill
Weeksville
Windsor Terrace
Wingate

Flatlands
Town of Flatlands

Bergen Beach
Canarsie
Flatlands
Georgetown
Marine Park
Mill Basin
The southeastern quarter of Midwood

Gravesend
Town of Gravesend

Brighton Beach
Coney Island
Gerritsen Beach
Gravesend
Homecrest
Madison
Manhattan Beach
Plum Beach
Seagate
Sheepshead Bay
The southeastern half of Bath Beach
The southeastern half of Bensonhurst
The southwestern quarter of Midwood

New Utrecht
Town of New Utrecht

Bay Ridge
Borough Park
Dyker Heights
Fort Hamilton
New Utrecht
The northwestern half of Bath Beach
The northwestern half of Bensonhurst

Flatbush
Town of Flatbush

Ditmas Park
East Flatbush
Farragut
Fiske Terrace
Flatbush
Kensington
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
Prospect Park South
The northern half of Midwood

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