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The Five Boroughs of New York City
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The Five Boroughs of New York City
'The Five Boroughs' may also mean The Five Burghs of the Danelaw.

The Five Boroughs is a colloquialism often used by residents of New York City to unambiguously refer to the city itself, as opposed to any particular borough or to the greater metropolitan area. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu) was an area of England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norsemen) from the late 9th century. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Pronounced Burrow, or Bo-raw. ...


The five boroughs are:

By contrast, the phrase "the City" is often taken to imply only the island of Manhattan (especially south of 125th Street), and the term New York itself is often taken to refer to the State of New York. The greater metropolitan area, including the suburbs in New York State, Connecticut, and New Jersey, is sometimes called "the Tri-State Region," or simply "the Tri-State." The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... Queens County in New York State Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... The Tri-State Region or Tri-State Area is a colloquialism used by residents in and around a region in the United States where three states meet. ...


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The Five Boroughs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (236 words)
The Five Boroughs is phrase used to denote the five boroughs of New York City.
It is used to unambiguously refer to the city as a whole, as opposed to any particular borough or to the greater metropolitan area.
The term "New York" itself is often taken to refer to the State of New York, including the Five Boroughs and "The Island" (Long Island), whereas "Upstate New York" never includes New York City or Long Island, and usually does not include the areas just north of The Bronx.
Five Boroughs History (2473 words)
Jacob Eelkins was placed in command of Fort Nassau by Christiaensen when he departed to descend the river, and he remained at the station uninterruptedly for three or four years, acquiring much facility in his intercourse with the aborigines and displaying a tact that smoothed out many a perilous encounter.
The borough of Brooklyn comprises the territory of Kings County.
The Five Dutch Towns also constituted an ecclesiastical society, and joined in the support of their ministers until the collegiate system was abolished about the end of the eighteenth century.
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