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Lack of map showing neighborhoods of Brooklyn

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It is utterly ridiculous that this article lacks a map that shows all the neighborhoods of Brooklyn. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 03:34, 5 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Need to edit the population claim?

Latest comment: 23 days ago4 comments4 people in discussion

I think Chicago might be bigger than Brooklyn. Mapnmuzikman (talk) 02:11, 26 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, contrary to the claim made in the footnote, Brooklyn's population has gone down since the 2020 census. Could not find census data but other public data put the 2022 population of Brooklyn at 2.59 million which would be less than Chicago. 96.89.41.137 (talk) 22:58, 15 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

There's a few other population numbers on this page that don't add up. They need reviewing and references added. ~2026-10933-28 (talk) 13:06, 18 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Adding to this, I would like to point out that both this page, and the page for Queens, contain the exact same claim about their population numbers, which can't both be true. On the Brooklyn entry: "Had Brooklyn remained an independent city on Long Island, it would now be the fourth most populous American city after the rest of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago." And on the Queens entry: "If Queens were its own city, it would be the fourth most-populous in the U.S. after the remaining boroughs of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago." Something isn't adding up here. Lcduke (talk) 22:00, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Lack of map showing neighborhoods of Brooklyn

Need to edit the population claim?