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4 dni temu · Find out how NYC's five boroughs got their names and uncover more of the hidden histories behind the names of New York!
3 dni temu · Although the population of the city expanded from about 2 million to 3.4 million, much of the new territory was still rural, and only two-fifths of all roads in the expanded city were paved. The five boroughs, which were all soon designated counties of New York state, became the basic municipal administrative units.
2 dni temu · Unsurprisingly, then, maps are very useful tools for genealogists. The New York Public Library Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is home to thousands of sheet maps and atlases published between the 16th and 21st centuries. The collections range in scale from global to local, and support the learning and research needs of a wide ...
4 dni temu · Today in 1897 the Consolidation of New York City Was Approved. Today, New York City’s five boroughs contain about 8.4 million people, making it the most populous city in the...
4 dni temu · The creator of the 200 NYC song references map returns with a map exploring the historical Dutch and Native names of familiar neighborhoods and their origins.
1 dzień temu · New York City is in reality a collection of many neighbourhoods scattered among the city’s five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island—each exhibiting its own lifestyle. Moving from one city neighbourhood to the next may be like passing from one country to another.
4 dni temu · Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, southwestern Long Island, southeastern New York state, U.S., coextensive with Kings county. It is separated from Manhattan by the East River and is bordered by the Upper and Lower New York bays (west), the Atlantic Ocean (south), and the borough of Queens (north and east).
