List of former municipalities in New York City

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1839 map of today's New York City Richmond Queens Kings counties map by David Burr 1839.jpg
1839 map of today's New York City

The City of Greater New York was formed in 1898 through the consolidation of a number of municipalities, some of which were themselves previously consolidated from smaller municipalities. This article lists the villages, towns and cities that formerly existed within the current boundaries of New York City, from the time the British assumed control of New Amsterdam in 1664 until the 1898 consolidation. The term "town" as used in the state of New York refers to county divisions often known as townships in other states.

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New York County

New York County is coextensive with Manhattan.

Bronx County

Map of Westchester County, including the portion that would later become The Bronx, in 1867 Colton-westchester-map.jpg
Map of Westchester County, including the portion that would later become The Bronx, in 1867

The Bronx was annexed from Westchester County by New York County (and New York City) in 1874 (west of Bronx River) and 1895 (east of it). Those two parts were established as a separate borough upon the consolidation of Greater New York in 1898, but was not legally established as a separate county, Bronx County, until 1914.

West Bronx - annexed to New York City in 1874.

East Bronx - annexed to New York City in 1895.

Kings County

An 1859 map of Kings and Queens Counties. At this point, the City of Brooklyn had already annexed Williamsburg and Bushwick, and Long Island City had not yet been formed. Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York LOC 2013593266.jpg
An 1859 map of Kings and Queens Counties. At this point, the City of Brooklyn had already annexed Williamsburg and Bushwick, and Long Island City had not yet been formed.

When it was created in 1688 Kings County contained six towns. [5] [6] The City of Brooklyn eventually annexed the other towns and cities in Kings County between 1854 and 1896, before itself becoming part of New York City in 1898. [7]

Queens County

All of Flushing, Jamaica, Long Island City, and Newtown, as well as the Rockaway Peninsula portion of Hempstead, consolidated into Greater New York in 1898. The rest of Hempstead and the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay split from Queens County to form Nassau County in 1899. Prior to consolidation, Lloyd Neck, which was then part of the Town of Oyster Bay and had earlier been known as Queens Village, seceded from Queens County and became part of the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County in 1885. [10] [11]

Richmond County

Staten Island in 1891 Staten Island map 1891.jpg
Staten Island in 1891

All of Staten Island consolidated into Greater New York in 1898.

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