Brooklyn is a borough of New York City. Located on the westernmost end of Long Island,it is coextensive with Kings County in the U.S. state of New York. With 2,736,074 residents as of the 2020 United States census,Kings County is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City and the most populous county in the State of New York. The population density of Brooklyn was 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km2) in 2022,making it the second-most-densely-populated county in the United States,behind Manhattan,and it had the ninth-highest population of any county nationwide. Were Brooklyn still an independent city,it would be the fourth most populous in the U.S. after the rest of New York City,Los Angeles,and Chicago.
Hugh Leo Carey was an American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.
Windsor Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park on the east and northeast,Park Slope at Prospect Park West,Green-Wood Cemetery,and Borough Park at McDonald Avenue on the northwest,west,and southwest,and Kensington at Caton Avenue on the south. As of the 2010 United States Census,Windsor Terrace had 20,988 people living within its 0.503-square-mile (1.30 km2) area.
Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in Flatbush,Brooklyn,New York City,located south of Prospect Park. It is included within the Prospect Park South Historic District,which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The historic district is bounded by Church Avenue to the north,the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway to the east,Beverley Road to the south,and between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue to the west.
Martin Markowitz is an American politician who served as the borough president of Brooklyn,New York City. He was first elected in 2001 after serving 23 years as a New York State Senator. His third and final term ended in December 2013.
James F. Brennan is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 44th Assembly District (Brooklyn).
Community boards of Brooklyn are New York City community boards in the borough of Brooklyn,which are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts that advise on land use and zoning,participate in the city budget process,and address service delivery in their district.
Carl Andrews was a member of the New York State Senate from Brooklyn from 2002 to 2006. A Democrat,he represented Crown Heights,Flatbush,Park Slope,Windsor Terrace,and Prospect Heights.
Each of New York City's five counties has its own criminal court system and District Attorney,the chief public prosecutor who is directly elected by popular vote. Charles J. Hynes,a Democrat,was the District Attorney of Kings County from 1990 to 2013. Brooklyn has 16 City Council members,the largest number of any of the five boroughs. The Brooklyn Borough Government includes a borough government president as well as a court,library,borough government board,head of borough government,deputy head of borough government and deputy borough government president.
Joni A. Yoswein is an American politician from New York.
Kalman Yeger is an American politician who serves in the New York City Council for the 44th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all or parts of the Bensonhurst,Borough Park,Gravesend,Kensington,and Midwood neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Amadeo Henry "Meade" Esposito was an American politician who was a Brooklyn Democratic leader and political boss. Esposito served as chairman of the Kings County Democratic Committee from 1969 to 1984. As a leader,he was known as a political fixer,and honored loyalty,running a citywide patronage system involving gratuity exchanges that ultimately resulted in multiple municipal corruption scandals.
Simcha Eichenstein is an American politician from New York. He is a member of the New York State Assembly.
New York's 21st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Parker since 2003.
New York's 57th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Phara Souffrant Forrest since 2020.
The 44th Assembly district of New York is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Carroll. Carroll was elected in 2016.
New York City's 39th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shahana Hanif,who took office in 2022. Among the seat's prior occupants are former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller Brad Lander.
New York City's 40th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rita Joseph since 2022. She succeeded term-limited Mathieu Eugene,who unsuccessfully ran for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021.
