New York Government Entities?

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New York Government Entities?

Legg inn av Greg Surratt » 06 nov 2004 23:13:41

Can anybody explain how the different governments and geographical
subdivisions are intertwined in New York City and Long Island?

I understand the relationship between city, county and state for most
other places, but how do boroughs fit into the scheme? Do they have
counties in the NYC area?

Thanks,
Greg

Buddy from Brooklyn at wo

Re: New York Government Entities?

Legg inn av Buddy from Brooklyn at wo » 08 nov 2004 07:00:02

Each Borough, having a Borough President-a largely ceremonial position, is
itself comprised of a county i.e. Kings County is Brooklyn (which used to be
an independent city until "unification" in 1898), New York County is
Manhattan, Queens County is Queens, Bronx County is the Bronx and Richmond
County is Staten Island. Each Borough has representation on the City Council
and all share, as parts of the City of New York-and since unification, a
Police Department, a Fire Department, etc, and allother city services.
Brooklyn Borough Hall at one time was Brooklyn City Hall (built in 1849).
but now our City Hall is the one in Manhattan. The Borough Presidents are
cheerleaders or boosters for their respective Boroughs. They have "smoe"
political say-so with a discretionary fund allotted, and they try to
encourage business investment, as well as housing investment in the
individual Boroughs. Each Borough has it's own Hall of Records for Real
Estate etc. But Birth and Death Records are centralized to an office on
Worth Street in Manhattan (212-619-4530 if it hasn't changed). There's also
the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Society at 122 E. 58 St., N.Y. N.Y.
(212-755-8532) and Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers St., N.Y. N.Y.
(212-778-8580). The phone numbers might have changed. I have had this info
on file for quite awhile. Hope I helped.

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"Greg Surratt" <glsurratt@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Can anybody explain how the different governments and geographical
subdivisions are intertwined in New York City and Long Island?

I understand the relationship between city, county and state for most
other places, but how do boroughs fit into the scheme? Do they have
counties in the NYC area?

Thanks,
Greg

Greg Surratt

Re: New York Government Entities?

Legg inn av Greg Surratt » 08 nov 2004 10:45:10

Thanks, Buddy. That's what I was looking for.

Greg

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:00:55 -0500, "Buddy from Brooklyn at work"
<thewanderer4809@hotmail.com> wrote:

Each Borough, having a Borough President-a largely ceremonial position, is
itself comprised of a county i.e. Kings County is Brooklyn (which used to be
an independent city until "unification" in 1898), New York County is
Manhattan, Queens County is Queens, Bronx County is the Bronx and Richmond
County is Staten Island. Each Borough has representation on the City Council
and all share, as parts of the City of New York-and since unification, a
Police Department, a Fire Department, etc, and allother city services.
Brooklyn Borough Hall at one time was Brooklyn City Hall (built in 1849).
but now our City Hall is the one in Manhattan. The Borough Presidents are
cheerleaders or boosters for their respective Boroughs. They have "smoe"
political say-so with a discretionary fund allotted, and they try to
encourage business investment, as well as housing investment in the
individual Boroughs. Each Borough has it's own Hall of Records for Real
Estate etc. But Birth and Death Records are centralized to an office on
Worth Street in Manhattan (212-619-4530 if it hasn't changed). There's also
the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Society at 122 E. 58 St., N.Y. N.Y.
(212-755-8532) and Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers St., N.Y. N.Y.
(212-778-8580). The phone numbers might have changed. I have had this info
on file for quite awhile. Hope I helped.

Frank F.

Re: New York Government Entities?

Legg inn av Frank F. » 16 nov 2004 06:49:03

Greg:
Your confusion is understandable. Even some New Yorkers get confused.
Boroughs are counties. Kings, Queens, New York, e.g. correspond to boroughs of
(I believe -- I have been away from NYC for many years) Brooklyn, Queens, and
Manhattan. Bronx borough government is basically the county government.
Similiar to cities like San Francisco where the city and county are the same,
except NYC has five separate counties. All of which were separate cities a long
time ago, but are now part of New York City.
One borough (county is the island of Manhattan (which many people think of when
they think of New York City), another is Staten Island, and the other three
boroughs are Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, which are all sort of part of
Long Island.
There are other counties on LI, but they are not part of NYC proper.
There are a lot of confusing things in
NYC government for out of towners. Another example, if you are doing research
in court documents is that almost everywhere else in the country, the basic
trial court is called the Superior Court (for whatever county your are in), and
the mid level appeals courts are called appellate courts, and the highest court
in the state is the state supreme court. In NYC, the basic court is the Supreme
Court, the mid level appellate court is the the appellate division of the
supreme court, and the highest appellate court is called (if I remember aright)
the New York state Court of Appeals.
Good luck!
--Frank

The Wanderer

Re: New York Government Entities?

Legg inn av The Wanderer » 16 nov 2004 17:40:53

In NYC, the basic court is the Supreme
Court, the mid level appellate court is the the appellate division of the
supreme court, and the highest appellate court is called (if I remember
aright)
the New York state Court of Appeals.

Kee-rect!

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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"Frank F. " <fobarski@cs.comnojunk> wrote in message
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Greg:
Your confusion is understandable. Even some New Yorkers get confused.
Boroughs are counties. Kings, Queens, New York, e.g. correspond to
boroughs of
(I believe -- I have been away from NYC for many years) Brooklyn, Queens,
and
Manhattan. Bronx borough government is basically the county government.
Similiar to cities like San Francisco where the city and county are the
same,
except NYC has five separate counties. All of which were separate cities a
long
time ago, but are now part of New York City.
One borough (county is the island of Manhattan (which many people think of
when
they think of New York City), another is Staten Island, and the other
three
boroughs are Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, which are all sort of part
of
Long Island.
There are other counties on LI, but they are not part of NYC proper.
There are a lot of confusing things in
NYC government for out of towners. Another example, if you are doing
research
in court documents is that almost everywhere else in the country, the
basic
trial court is called the Superior Court (for whatever county your are
in), and
the mid level appeals courts are called appellate courts, and the highest
court
in the state is the state supreme court. In NYC, the basic court is the
Supreme
Court, the mid level appellate court is the the appellate division of the
supreme court, and the highest appellate court is called (if I remember
aright)
the New York state Court of Appeals.
Good luck!
--Frank

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