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Originally Posted by troutman
I think you explained this to me before, so I apologize for asking. Is Brooklyn considered "the City" and not part of Long Island?
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There's no hard boundary, but yes in general Brooklyn is considered to be part of the city, even though it's physically on Long island itself. There's also Queens between it and the rest of Long Island, which is another heavily populated (but less dense) city borough.
Assuming you asked because of Barclays Center? The problem with Brooklyn (and the city in general) is that it's an accessibility and parking nightmare for cars. Long Island is the epitome of sprawl...it's huge and was developed in a time where car was king. So for many people if they can't drive to it, they won't go. Even getting to it by train (which is actually pretty efficient), still takes a lot of time from many parts of the island, especially when you consider the traffic nightmares on a weeknight when hockey games take place. How often would you go watch a hockey game if you had to travel to Red Deer or Edmonton on a Tuesday?
Belmont Park may technically still be in Queens, but it's way more accessible to the average resident there.