Crown Heights, once known as Crow Hill, changed its name once Crown Street was christened. Perhaps the most simple of Brooklyn’s neighborhood names, East New York was named by merchant John Pitkin to ...

Many of the names of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods are steeped in history. Others are more modern appellations meant to speed gentrification.

There are several sets of numbered streets in Brooklyn that don't conform to a uniform street grid. NY1's Jeanine Ramirez helps sort them out as we continue our series "What's in a Name"?

Brooklyn is so hot right now — the name, that is, in addition to its most famous bearer. The borough is one of the country’s most popular baby names, according to data released by the Social ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe it's the ultimate sign that New York City's up-and-coming borough has finally arrived. Brooklyn is now one of the nation's most popular baby names. Over the past two ...

The name Boerum Hill was out of fashion for much of the 20th century and the area was often just referred to as “South Brooklyn.” When the neighborhood’s popularity rose in the 1990s, South ...