▁were , ▁clock wise ▁from ▁the ▁north : ▁Bush wick , ▁Brook lyn , ▁Fl at lands , ▁Gra ves end , ▁New ▁U tre cht , ▁with ▁Fl at b ush ▁in ▁the ▁middle . ▁The ▁modern ▁neighborhood s ▁bearing ▁these ▁names ▁are ▁located ▁roughly ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁original ▁towns . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁six ▁towns ▁were ▁also ▁independent ▁municipal ities ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁before ▁being ▁re abs or bed . ▁ ▁Following ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁refer endum , ▁the ▁entire ▁cons olid ated ▁City ▁of ▁Brook lyn ▁became ▁a ▁bor ough ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁Bush wick ▁Anne x ed ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Bush wick ▁Green point ▁Williams burg ▁( separ ated ▁from ▁Bush wick ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁ ▁Brook lyn ▁▁ ▁Bed ford - St uy ves ant ▁Bo er um ▁Hill ▁Car roll ▁Gard ens ▁Cob ble ▁Hill ▁Brook lyn ▁He ights ▁Brow ns ville ▁City ▁Line ▁Cl inton ▁Hill ▁Crown ▁He ights ▁Cy press ▁Hills ▁Dow nt own ▁Brook lyn ▁D UM BO ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁Fort ▁Gre ene ▁G owan us ▁Green wood ▁He ights ▁High land ▁Park ▁New ▁L ots ▁( separ ated ▁from ▁Fl at b ush ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Brook