Brooklyn is a city located in the United States that is coextensive with Kings County. It serves as the most populous of the five boroughs and counties within New York City, situated at the westernmost end of Long Island.
Formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens. The area is linked to other parts of the city via several bridge and tunnel connections, including the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge to Staten Island and various crossings to Manhattan across the East River, such as the architecturally significant Brooklyn Bridge.