City Details: Brooklyn
A few alternate names for Brooklyn are: BK, Bklyn, Borough of Brooklyn, Breuckelen, Breukelen, Broklino, Brooklyn, Brucclinu, Bruklin, Bruklina
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across the East River, and is connected to Staten Island by way of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
General Information
- Official Name: United States of America
- Common Name: United States
- Population: 2736074
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.6501, -73.94958
- Country Code: USA
- Continent: North America
Closest Airports to Brooklyn
- 1. Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB), distance from city center: 7.58 km
- 2. West 30th St. Heliport (JRA), distance from city center: 12.58 km
- 3. John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), distance from city center: 14.45 km
Location of Brooklyn
Country Details
- Country: United States
- Official Name: United States of America
- Capital: Washington, D.C.
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: North America
- Population: 329,484,123
- Area: 9,372,610 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: United States dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Canada
- Mexico
Holidays in Brooklyn, United States of America
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in United States of America for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 2026-01-19
- Lincoln's Birthday - 2026-02-12
- Washington's Birthday - 2026-02-16
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Truman Day - 2026-05-08
- Memorial Day - 2026-05-25
- Juneteenth National Independence Day - 2026-06-19
- Independence Day - 2026-07-03
- Labour Day - 2026-09-07
- Columbus Day - 2026-10-12
- Indigenous Peoples' Day - 2026-10-12
- Veterans Day - 2026-11-11
- Thanksgiving Day - 2026-11-26
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
Daylight Saving Time in Brooklyn, United States of America
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, 7:00 AM | Nov 2, 2025, 7:00 AM |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 AM | Nov 1, 2026, 7:00 AM |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, 7:00 AM | Nov 7, 2027, 7:00 AM |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, 7:00 AM | Nov 5, 2028, 7:00 AM |
| 2029 | Mar 11, 2029, 7:00 AM | Nov 4, 2029, 7:00 AM |
| 2030 | Mar 10, 2030, 7:00 AM | Nov 3, 2030, 7:00 AM |
| 2031 | Mar 9, 2031, 7:00 AM | Nov 2, 2031, 7:00 AM |
| 2032 | Mar 14, 2032, 7:00 AM | Nov 7, 2032, 7:00 AM |
| 2033 | Mar 13, 2033, 7:00 AM | Nov 6, 2033, 7:00 AM |
| 2034 | Mar 12, 2034, 7:00 AM | Nov 5, 2034, 7:00 AM |
Top Events in Brooklyn, United States of America
Funk Flex Winter Fest
Funk Flex Winter Fest
Funk Flex Winter Fest (Suite)
Libs 4 Kids Holiday Offer
Salvation Church of God: Thanksgiving Service
The Morning Herald (21+)
celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Everybody Wants - THE STRUTS
BrownstoneJAZZ FEST WEEKEND CONCERT SERIES
Weird Phishes: A Mashup of Radiohead and Phish
BrownstoneJAZZ FEST CONCERT SERIES
Nora En Pure
MUTHA featuring Ludmilla, Presented by Bacardi.
An Evening With Sarah Sherman: Live + In The Flesh - SPECIAL TAPING
Planet Brooklyn feat. El Alfa, FERG, Lil Pump and more
Planet Brooklyn feat. El Alfa and more (Suite)
BrownstoneJAZZ FEST CONCERT SERIES
Sadurn - 18+
Two Another (16 & Over)
BrownstoneJAZZ FEST CONCERT SERIES
An Evening With Sarah Sherman: Live + In The Flesh - SPECIAL TAPING
Museums in Brooklyn, United States of America
Old Stone House
336 3rd Street, New York, NY 11215, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6730° N, 73.9846° W
Hours: Fr 15:00-18:00 • Sa,Su 11:00-16:00||"Or by appointment"
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, New York, NY 11238, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6709° N, 73.9633° W
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Lesbian Herstory Archives
484 14th Street, New York, NY 11215, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6619° N, 73.9803° W
Hours: "see website for schedule"
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, New York, NY 11213, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6744° N, 73.9440° W
Hours: Tu, We, Fr 10:00-17:00 • Th 10:00-18:00 • Su 10:00-19:00
Museum of Women's Resistance
279 Empire Boulevard, New York, NY 11213, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6640° N, 73.9529° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:30-17:30
Lefferts Historic House
452 Flatbush Avenue, New York, NY 11215, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6643° N, 73.9638° W
Jewish Childrens Museum
792 Eastern Parkway, New York, NY 11213, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6689° N, 73.9420° W
Living Torah Museum
1601 41st Street, New York, NY 11218, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6355° N, 73.9806° W
The Biggie Experience
503 Atlantic Avenue, New York, NY 11217, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6856° N, 73.9811° W
Hours: Tu-Th 12:00-20:00 • Fr-Sa 12:00-21:00
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
80 Hanson Place, New York, NY 11217, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6854° N, 73.9744° W
Weeksville Heritage Center
158 Buffalo Avenue, New York, NY 11233, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6742° N, 73.9252° W
Erasmus Hall Museum
Snyder Avenue, New York, NY 11226, United States of America
Coordinates: 40.6494° N, 73.9575° W