Brooklyn directories

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On January 1, 1898, New York City absorbed East Bronx, Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island (see Timeline of Brooklyn). For Brooklyn directories that are combined with Manhattan – before and after being incorporated with New York City – see New York City directories.

Brooklyn in the middle 19th century was a commercial rival of New York City.^[1]