What are the five boroughs of New York City?

The five boroughs of New York City are Manhattan (New York County), Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), The Bronx (Bronx County), and Staten Island (Richmond County). Consolidated into a single municipality in 1898, each borough possesses distinct neighborhoods, architectural typologies, and transit infrastructures.

How is Manhattan divided into neighborhoods?

Manhattan is divided into three major geographic sectors: Downtown (Lower Manhattan below 14th Street, including FiDi, Seaport, Tribeca, SoHo, and the Village), Midtown (between 14th and 59th Streets, including Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Grand Central), and Uptown (above 59th Street, flanking Central Park into the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Harlem).

Why are Lower Manhattan streets not on a rectangular grid?

Lower Manhattan was settled in the 17th century by Dutch colonists in New Amsterdam who laid out streets along natural topography, cow paths, and colonial defense walls (Wall Street). The strict rectangular street grid was only introduced north of Houston Street in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811.

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