The borough of Queens consists of what formerly was only the western part of a then-larger Queens County. Ultimately in 1914, the present-day separate Bronx County became the last county to be created in the State of New York. The Bronx originally included parts of New York County outside of Manhattan that had previously been ceded by neighboring Westchester County in two stages in 1874 ( southern Yonkers, and the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania) and then following a referendum in 1894 (towns of Westchester, Williamsbridge, and the southern portion of Eastchester). Changes Īll five boroughs were created in 1898 during consolidation, when the city's current boundaries were established. Bronx was in Westchester County, Queens County included modern Nassau County, Kings County had 6 towns, one of which was Brooklyn, and New York City is shown by hatching in lower Manhattan. The current 5 boroughs of Greater New York as they appeared in 1814. In 1899, the remaining eastern section of Queens County was split off to form Nassau County, thereafter making the borough and county of Queens coextensive with each other. When the western part of Queens County was consolidated with New York City in 1898, that area became the Borough of Queens. In 1914, Bronx County was split off from New York County so that each borough was then coterminous with a county. During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the Borough of the Bronx, though still part of New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 ( West Bronx) and 1895 ( East Bronx). New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. All former municipalities within the newly consolidated city were eliminated. The other three counties are named differently from their boroughs: Manhattan is New York County, Brooklyn is Kings County, and Staten Island is Richmond County.Īll five boroughs came into existence with the creation of modern New York City in 1898, when New York County, Kings County, part of Queens County, and Richmond County were consolidated within one municipal government under a new city charter. The boroughs of Queens and the Bronx are also Queens County and Bronx County. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City one of the U.S. New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Staten Island (Richmond County) Note: JFK and LGA airports are both part of Queens.
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