five boroughs of New York City

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The five boroughs of New York City—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island—are the primary administrative divisions that together make up the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of administrative divisions
subdivisions of New York City
border Atlantic Ocean
East River
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
centralBusinessDistrictLocatedIn Manhattan
characteristic each borough is also a county
connectedBy bridges
ferries
tunnels
consistOf Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
The Bronx
demographicFeature high ethnic diversity
differIn density
land area
local culture
population
economicRole core of New York metropolitan area
establishedAs five-borough city of New York in 1898
governanceFeature borough boards
each borough has a borough president
governedBy New York City government
haveLargestBoroughByPopulation Brooklyn
haveLeastDenselyPopulatedBorough Staten Island
haveMostDenselyPopulatedBorough Manhattan
haveOfficialLanguage English (de facto)
haveSmallestBoroughByPopulation Staten Island
haveStatus coextensive with counties of New York State
historicalEvent consolidation of New York City in 1898
includeCounty The Bronx
surface form: Bronx County

Kings County
New York County
Queens County
Richmond County
locatedIn New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
numberOfParts 5
partOf New York City
servedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Subway
share single municipal government
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor administrative division
electoral districts
local governance

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Community Affairs Bureau serviceArea five boroughs of New York City
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene operatesIn five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Sunnyside partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Flushing partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
MTA Bridges and Tunnels network connects five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
southern Brooklyn partOf five boroughs of New York City
subject surface form: Southern Brooklyn
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States belongsTo five boroughs of New York City
subject surface form: Manhattan
this entity surface form: Five Boroughs of New York City
Ridgewood, Queens partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Hollis partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
North Brooklyn partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Claremont Village partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Crotona Park East partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
East Elmhurst partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
NYRR 9+1 program primaryLocation five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: New York City boroughs
Manhattan–Queens partOf five boroughs of New York City
this entity surface form: Five Boroughs of New York City