page_title: Timeline of Brooklyn
section_title: 1960s
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Brooklyn / 20th century / 1960s
caption_attribution_description: 62 Monatgue Street between Pierrepont Place and Hicks Street
context_page_description: This is a timeline and chronology of the history of Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's boroughs, and was settled in 1646.
context_section_description: 1961 – Actor, comedian, and writer Charlie Murphy is born in Brooklyn.  Charlie is also known for his work with his younger brother Eddie Murphy.
  Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in operation.
  Eddie Murphy is born in Brooklyn. A comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian.
  1963
  The revised (1963) New York City Charter creates community boards within each borough.
  Mark Breland (born 1963) – actor and boxer; five-time New York Golden Gloves champion and won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
  1964 - Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens November 21, providing a gateway to suburban-style living for thousands of Italian-American Brooklynites.
  1965 – Brooklyn Heights Historic District was named a National Historic Landmark in January 1965, designated a New York City Landmark in November 1965, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 1966.
  Saint Ann's School, considered one of New York's most prestigious private schools, and well known for its lack of formal grading, is founded in Brooklyn Heights
  1966 – Closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
  The New Utrecht Reformed Church received landmark status.
  Flatbush Town Hall was designated a New York City Landmark.
  1967 – Wyckoff House was declared a National Historic Landmark. The house is estimated to have been built in 1652, it is the oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America, and was one of the first structures built by Europeans on Long Island.
  1969
  Shirley Chisholm becomes U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district.
  Darren Aronofsky an American film director, screenwriter and film producer was born in Brooklyn, the son of public school teachers.  He grew up in the borough's Manhattan Beach neighborhood and graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School.
caption: Brooklyn Heights Historic District
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