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Well hold on. In 1980, the 4th most populous city was Philly at 1.7M

Posted by DT

on February 23, 2026, 19:07:00, in reply to "I assumed the same as you. Now I want to know what rank it was.*"

Brooklyn’s population in 1980 was 2.2 million.

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…. Brooklyn was NOT the 4th largest city in America at that time but rather was the 4th largest right before all five boroughs become a singular NYC in 1898.

And it was a show about education. I feel I was lied to.

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I was today years old when I realized that despite what the sign said in, “Welcome Back Kotter”…. - timmer February 23, 2026, 16:21:04

For fun, with 2020 populations and NYC broken out into boroughs: - osklister February 24, 2026, 9:49:23
We were on a tour last year and we were told it’d be 4th right now * - aimlessillini February 23, 2026, 21:24:21
I assumed the same as you. Now I want to know what rank it was.* - DT February 23, 2026, 19:02:50
- Well hold on. In 1980, the 4th most populous city was Philly at 1.7M - DT February 23, 2026, 19:07:00

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