The Williamsburgh Savings Bank was an important institution in a borough that has had the same boundaries as Kings County since what year?
Brooklyn Brooklyn ( ) is the most populous borough of New York City, with a Census-estimated 2,629,150 residents in 2016. It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island, and has several bridge connections to the nearby boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after the county of New York (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).
Cresskill, New Jersey Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,573, reflecting an increase of 827 (+10.7%) from the 7,746 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 188 (+2.5%) from the 7,558 counted in the 1990 Census. This town got its name from "Cress", referring to the watercress which grew in its streams, and "Kill", referring to the stream passing through.