Discover New York - Brooklyn
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General

New York: Brooklyn
Guide featuring local resources and net links, regular articles and chats, and a community forum.

Hello Brooklyn.com
Brooklyn's largest online guide for movies, nightclubs, bars, theatre, real estate, hotels, travel, music, restaurants, news, weather, and etc.

Art

BrooklynX
The official website of BRIC/Brooklyn Information Culture, a non-profit organization which presents cultural, educational, and informational programs that reflect Brooklyn's diverse population.

Theater

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Libraries

Brooklyn Public Library
Profile, services, programs, events and exhibitions, news, gift shop, site search, contact information

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Library
Includes an online catalog and information from the Gardener's Resource Center.

Parks

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Web site contains general information about the garden and its history, schedule of events, description of exhibitions, educational programs, etc.

Welcome to Prospect Park Online
The site contains information on outdoor concerts, family picnics, exercising, athletics, or quiet reflection.

New York Aquarium.
This site is devoted to an excellent aquarium with dolphin shows, sharks and much more.

Newspapers - Brooklyn

Carnarsie Courier
Weekly Brooklyn newspaper.

Brooklyn Papers.com
Web site of The Brooklyn Papers' weekly entertainment guide published each week in Brooklyn

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Government

Markowitz, Marty
Brooklyn Borough President's office.

Brooklyn Republicans
The Official Site of Republican Party in Brooklyn.

Sports

Brooklyn Cyclones
Official site of the Brooklyn minor league baseball team.

Brooklyn Dodgers
The site includes history, news, a roster, and other info and links about baseball team.

Famous People from Brooklyn

Aaron Copland
Composer from Brooklyn.

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Composer that blended different musical styles; famous for "Rhapsody in Blue"; born in Brooklyn.

Jackie Gleason
Comedian and actor born in Brooklyn.

Abraham Maslow
Psychologist and creator of Hierarchical Theory of Human Needs.

Phil Rizzuto
Baseball player who was born in Brooklyn.

Barbara Stanwyck
Actress from Brooklyn.

Barbra Streisand
Singer, actress, director, and producer born in Brooklyn.

John Travolta
Actor.

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