Before Brooklyn was a brand and long before it gave hipsters bragging rights, Brooklyn was a City….
Brooklyn was incorporated as a Village in 1816, and as its own city in 1834.
Way back when I attended public school, only Brooklyn & Queens students had off for Anniversary Day. For 2024, the NYC Board of Education has termed the first Thursday in June as Anniversary/Chancellor’s Conference Day. Students have the day off as teachers attend a staff development day.
And both the historical and current are available at — you guessed it– The New York Law Institute.