5 Boroughs
Posted by Todd Ressel
5 Boroughs December 16, 2002 06:51PM |
Crazy4NYC
Re: 5 BoroughsDecember 16, 2002 09:37PM |
Re: 5 Boroughs January 01, 2003 07:00PM |
Fiona
Re: 5 BurroughsJanuary 02, 2003 11:27AM |
New York City is the largest city in the United States with a population exceeding seven million people. It is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. New York City is located on the eastern coast of the United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York City is made up of five boroughs, separated by various waterways. Brooklyn and Queens occupy the western portion of Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan are islands, and the Bronx is attached to mainland New York State.
Re: 5 Burroughs July 08, 2008 07:58PM |
Todd Ressel Wrote:
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> Please help us eliminate a discussion down here in
> Texas? What are the five burroughs of New York?
I have another question related to the burroughs of New York. I apologize if this is an idiotic question however I told my co-worker I was born in Brooklyn, New York so he says I am from New York City. I say, no I'm from Brooklyn. He says it's the same thing. Is he correct?
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> Please help us eliminate a discussion down here in
> Texas? What are the five burroughs of New York?
I have another question related to the burroughs of New York. I apologize if this is an idiotic question however I told my co-worker I was born in Brooklyn, New York so he says I am from New York City. I say, no I'm from Brooklyn. He says it's the same thing. Is he correct?
Re: 5 Burroughs July 08, 2008 08:46PM |
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Re: 5 Burroughs November 26, 2008 01:30AM |
Re: 5 Burroughs November 26, 2008 05:41AM |
Harlem is part of Manhattan.
People do actually give directions by saying the street and the avenue. You pretty much have to say the cross-streets. If you just say "680 Fifth Ave", no one will know where that is. You would say, to a taxi driver for instance, "bring me to Fifth ave between 53rd and 54th".
People do actually give directions by saying the street and the avenue. You pretty much have to say the cross-streets. If you just say "680 Fifth Ave", no one will know where that is. You would say, to a taxi driver for instance, "bring me to Fifth ave between 53rd and 54th".
Re: 5 Burroughs November 26, 2008 02:59PM |
They're called "boroughs" because, well, that's what they are. NYC is all one town; it has five boroughs, divided into neighborhoods. Each borough is also a county.
There's a history behind this. What is now NYC was originally several different cities and counties. When it was all unified in 1898, the "borough" system was invented to replace the old county governments. Queens, for instance, was originally the towns of Newtown, Elmhurst, Long Island City, Flushing, and Jamaica, among others. Brooklyn was the city of Brooklyn, but also at various times the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, New Lots and others. Creating the boroughs streamlined the government system.
There's a history behind this. What is now NYC was originally several different cities and counties. When it was all unified in 1898, the "borough" system was invented to replace the old county governments. Queens, for instance, was originally the towns of Newtown, Elmhurst, Long Island City, Flushing, and Jamaica, among others. Brooklyn was the city of Brooklyn, but also at various times the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, New Lots and others. Creating the boroughs streamlined the government system.
Re: 5 Burroughs November 26, 2008 05:53PM |
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There are other boroughs in the United States, although most are located in the Northeast. For example, New Jersey has a Princeton borough. They follow a similar structure to New York's borough system with some certain differences.
As for Harlem, it's located on the Northwestern part of Manhattan island and is considered a neighborhood, not a borough.
As for Harlem, it's located on the Northwestern part of Manhattan island and is considered a neighborhood, not a borough.
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