Editing Brooklyn (section)

== History ==
The borough was founded as an independent city by Dutch immigrants to the United States, and named after the Dutch city 'Brooklyn'. With the English conquest of the 'Dutch West India Company' that founded the city, it was united with six neighboring cities under the name 'Kings Borough' after England's King Charles II.

Over the years, the local settlement developed along with commerce and economy. The nearby cities and colonies were united under a single local authority, and it became the third largest city in the United States, and one of the most influential on culture, commerce, and politics in the United States.

Brooklyn's various neighborhoods mostly maintain the ethnic character of the residents who lived there before the unification with Brooklyn Borough.