Boroughs of New York City
New York City is made up of five county-level sections called boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. All boroughs are part of New York City, but they are in different counties. Queens is the largest borough.[1]
Boroughs have existed since the official creation of the city in 1898, when the city and each borough assumed their current boundaries. However, the boroughs have not always been part with their respective counties. Before 1914, the borough of The Bronx had been earlier in the southern part of Westchester County which had then been annexed to New York County. Before 1899, the County of Queens included an eastern part, which was split off during the formation to become Nassau County.
Each borough is represented by a Borough president.
Boroughs Of New York City Media
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The current five boroughs of Greater New York as they appeared in 1814. The Bronx was part of Westchester County, Queens County included modern Nassau County, Kings County had six towns, one of which was Brooklyn, and New York City is shown by hatching in lower Manhattan.
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Chinatown in Manhattan, the most densely populated borough of New York City, with a higher density than any individual American city
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Landmark nineteenth-century brownstones in the Greenpoint Historic District of Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough
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The Unisphere in Queens, the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world
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The Bronx, the northernmost borough of New York City and the only borough situated primarily on the United States mainland
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Borough Hall in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, the most suburban borough of New York City
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Percentage of New York City population residing in each borough.* Manhattan* Brooklyn* Queens* The Bronx* Staten Island*Populations before 1898 are for the areas now enclosed in the present boroughs.
References
- ↑ Williams, Keith. "How Queens Became New York City's Largest Borough", Curbed, October 20, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2016. "Williams, Keith. "How Queens Became New York City's Largest Borough", Curbed, October 20, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2016. "On April 28, 1898, the state Legislature approved the creation of a new county, which some in the eastern half of the former Queens County had wanted for nearly 60 years."
