Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968)

Funny Girl (1968) | Creative Commons

Famous People are from Brooklyn


Why not see where it all started for some of your favorite celebrities? Brooklynites include Barbra Streisand, Mos Def, Larry King, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Mike Tyson, Richard Dreyfuss and Jay-Z to name a few. View a complete list here.

Among the five boroughs of NYC, of course you're going to wander around Manhattan and hit up the usual sites: Central ParkUnion Square Green Market, the Met, and more. But why stick the usual tourist sites when the MTA makes traveling across all of NYC such a breeze? If you have to pick just one borough, head to Brooklyn. Here's why: 


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