We welcome your comments, but ask that they be positive and constructive. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be permitted on the City of Brooklyn, Ohio social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction:
- Profane, obscene, violent, or pornographic content and/or language.
- Comments that promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on
the basis of race, color, religious, s*x, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, s*xual orientation, or gender identity.
- Defamatory or personal attacks.
- Threats to any person or organization.
- Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures.
- Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale. This does not apply to social media sites or posts designed by the City to promote Brooklyn businesses.
- Comments in violation of any federal, state or local law.
- Comments in violation of the social media site's terms and policies.
- Encouragement of illegal activity.
- Information that may lend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
- Content that knowingly violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party.
- Content that is totally unrelated to the City government and/or its operations, policies, laws, regulations, procedures, or activities.
- Posting of photos or videos is prohibited by anyone other than administrators of the page. Comments, opinions or advice of any kind expressed by visitors to this page do not reflect the opinion or position of the City of Brooklyn, Ohio or its employees. Violation of the Policy
The City of Brooklyn, Ohio reserves the right to block access to City of Brooklyn, Ohio social media sites for any individual who violates the City of Brooklyn, Ohio Social Media Comment Policy, at any time and without prior notice. All comments posted to any City of Brooklyn social media sites are bound by that site's regulations (or similar policies), and the City of Brooklyn reserves the right to report any violation of those policies to that site administration with the intent of the site taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action. Historical Information
When the Original Brooklyn Township was founded in 1818, its boundaries were Lake Erie to the north, Brookpark Road to the south, Cuyahoga River (crooked river) to the east and W 117th to the west. Much of the area was annexed by the City of Cleveland and our little 4 ½ square miles is what was left. It became Brooklyn Village in 1927 and the City of Brooklyn in 1950. The name Brooklyn was chosen for our village because it ‘sounded nice.” One of the names considered was Egypt since there was so much corn grown in this once thriving farming community. Ridge Road was called the “Shunpike” around the turn of the century. Pearl Road was a toll road and to avoid paying the fee, travelers used Memphis Avenue to reach Ridge Road, which was a wooden plank road without a toll. They were shunning the pike, thus named “Shunpike.”
Brooklyn had two airports. Brooklyn Airport was on the site of the former Tops Supermarket (now Michaels Craft Store) at Ridge Park Square and Mather Airport occupied the grounds where Brookridge School was located. The original steps from the Brooklyn Town Hall are still in the grass in front of the airplane next to City Hall and have a plaque with pertinent information. The building erected in 1902, served as the official center for Brooklyn government until 1947.
