 The Battle of Brooklyn is a fierce rivalry, which originated in men's basketball; while the two schools are rivals in all sports that both schools sponsor, the "Battle of Brooklyn" name is currently applied only to matchups in men's and women's basketball and men's soccer.The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities, located only one mile apart in Downtown Brooklyn.The name of the rivalry is in reference to the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Brooklyn.