Kings County
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- Population
- 2,631,580
- Area
- 69.37 sq mi (179.68 km²), 27.48 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.5
- Households
- 1,009,927
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $80,263
- Median house value
- $905,000
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Kings County
An independent city — coextensive with this county-equivalent, so it is governed as a city and reported as a county.
Local News
Gothamist
Published 10 hours agoOctober is spooky season at the movies in New York City
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From skeletons to outer space: Inside Iris van Herpen’s world
A skeleton, a moth and a coral reef might not sound like the beginning of a fashion collection — but at the Brooklyn Museum, they are. Inside “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses,” couture dresses twist, ripple and spill across the gallery, resembling everything from underwater…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 30Baby boom: Reynoso renews $50K fund for community baby showers
Brooklyn nonprofits that help new and expecting parents can once again apply for funding to throw community baby showers, as Borough President Antonio Reynoso renews his Community Baby Shower Fund for a third year. The $50,000 fund will provide eligible Brooklyn nonprofits with…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 30Dinner and a show: Arts festival brings Floyd Bennett Field’s historic hangars to life
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) will host a playful take on a “Dinner and a Show” at its second biennial Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival at the historic Brooklyn airfield on Sat., Oct. 3, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Fifteen newly commissioned artworks by 21…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 30Looking Beyond Westchester: What Yonkers Families Should Know About Recovery Treatment in Brooklyn
Image by Drazen Zigic on Magnific When someone in a Yonkers household says yes to getting help for drinking or drug use, the question of where comes up almost at once. Many families start the search in Westchester, and it doesn’t always stay there. Recovery treatment in Brooklyn…