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Long Island City is part of Queens Community District 1 to the north and Queens Community District 2 to the south. [1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 108th Precinct. [4] Politically, Long Island City is represented by the New York City Council's 26th District. [5]
The earliest surviving map of the area now known as New York City is the Manatus Map, depicting what is now Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey in the early days of New Amsterdam. [7] The Dutch colony was mapped by cartographers working for the Dutch Republic. New Netherland had a position of surveyor general.
The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
P, Dale (2023-09-14). "Is NYC An Island? New York Geography + Island Hopping Guide".Jessie on a Journey | Solo Female Travel Blog "23 New York State Islands You Have to Visit".
In addition to the three principal islands of New York City—Manhattan Island, Staten Island and part of Long Island—each borough contains several smaller islands. New York City contains about 36 to 42 islands in total. [1]
On June 8, 1881, North Brother Island was transferred to what was then part of New York County (later to become the Bronx). [10] On April 16, 1964, South Brother Island was also transferred to the Bronx. [11] The islands had been incorporated into Long Island City in 1870, [12] before the consolidation of New York City in 1898. [13]
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