Historedia
Group or institution

New York City

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1874–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name New York City, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. New York City annexes The Bronx (west)

    1874

    Role: Municipal entity receiving the annexed territory

    1. 1874 · Annexed District of The BronxAnnexation of West Bronx Towns

      State legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania to New York City, effective in 1874, abolishing the towns.

  2. Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City

    1898–1899

    Role: Consolidated Municipality

    1. 1898-1899 · Queens CountyQueens Borough Establishment

      Queens Borough was established on January 1, 1898, combining several towns and dissolving former municipal governments.

    2. 1898 · Richmond CountyStaten Island Borough Creation

      Staten Island became a borough in 1898, dissolving its towns and maintaining unique jail control.

    3. 1899-01-01 · Eastern Queens CountyNassau County Secession

      Eastern Queens County seceded to form Nassau County on January 1, 1899.

Sources

  1. The Bronx Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. City of Greater New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
  3. Staten Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03