Episode 2 of 3
Staten Island Borough Creation
- When
- 1898
- Where
- Richmond County
Staten Island became a borough in 1898, dissolving its towns and maintaining unique jail control.
Staten Island became one of the five boroughs during the 1898 consolidation, with Richmond County becoming a borough. The towns were dissolved. Unlike other boroughs, the county sheriff maintained control of the jail system, as Staten Island lacked a major Department of Correction detention center.
Sources
- Staten Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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