

Land: Kings County is home to many parks and attractions including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Coney Island, Floyd Bennett Field the first municipal airport in New York City and long closed for operations, is now part of the National Park System. Once considered a less desirable part of New York City, Brooklyn is now a highly sought-after region to move to or visit. Theres plenty to discover in the Citys most populous borough. Francis College, Saint Joseph's College and Boricua College. New York’s most populated borough, Brooklyn is home to 2.5 million residents living within its 180km². Private colleges in Brooklyn are Brooklyn Law School, Long Island University, Pratt Institute, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, St. The Brooklyn Museum stands on land that is part of the unceded, ancestral homeland of the Lenape (Delaware) people.

Most employers in Brooklyn are small businesses.Įducation: Public colleges include Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Medgar Evers College(CUNY), CUNY's New York City College of Technology (City Tech), SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kingsborough Community College. Construction and services are the fastest growing sectors. The South Brooklyn route of NYC Ferry connects South Brooklyns residential communities, waterfront parks, and innovative industries to residents and job. About 230 private-sector firms providing 4,000 jobs are at the Yard. Later tenants include industrial design firms, food processing businesses, artisans, and the film and television production industry. First established as a shipbuilding facility in 1801, the Brooklyn Navy Yard employed 70,000 people at its peak during World War II and was then the largest employer in the borough. The neighborhood is affluent, quiet and filled with.

In recent years, Brooklyn has benefited from a steady influx of financial back-office operations from Manhattan, the rapid growth of a high-tech and entertainment economy in DUMBO, and strong growth in support services such as accounting, personal supply agencies, and computer services firms. Brooklyn Heights is entirely a historic district-New York's first, designated in 1965. Main Industries: Strong international immigration to Brooklyn generates jobs in services, retailing and construction.
