The Five Boroughs Of New York City by Henrieke https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho Digital Factoid presentation about the five boroughs of New York City. Made by Henrieke van Werven (LEN1E). en-us 2018-10-03 11:06:25 UTC 2025-02-23 01:35:23 UTC hello@padlet.com A (brief) history of the origin of the boroughs henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288546516 Roughly translated, a borough is basically: a city.
New york city is almost several cities in one.
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhatten, Staten Island and Quenss are each a smaller government within the city's broader system of government. Each only has limited government powers. It has its own borough president and its very own culture and reputation. Each overlaps with a county of New York State and has its own disctrict attorney.

But how did these five boroughs come to be?

When the English seized control of the area and created the colony of New York they created the boroughs, but not the boroughs as we know them today. Their 1683 map includes the counties of New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens (Queens, of course).
As you might have noticed, The Bronx did not exist.
By the late 19th century the industrial elites who were trying to install utilities and move goods by railroad and harbor trough the area were starting to get a headache. What is now New York was then controlled by 40 seperate municipalities (gemeentes in Dutch). Lawyer and city planner Andrew Haswell Green argued for consolidation of the four counties into one massive city. He also proposed a annexation (which means: to join, to connect) a valuable chunk of the main land from Westchester County. This became The Bronx. ]]> 2018-10-03 11:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288546516 THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY: AN INTRODUCTION henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288555041 Hi! 
My name is Henrieke van Werven and welcome to my digital factoid presentation about the five boroughs of New York City.
When you scroll down you will (hopefully) learn about what the boroughs are, the origin of these boroughs and a description of the five boroughs of NYC as we know today!

Let me know what you think and definitely let me know if I can improve anything!
Thank you :)

- Henrieke

]]> 2018-10-03 11:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288555041 The five boroughs today (2018) henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288556444 Now that you have an idea of how these five boroughs came to be, I will tell you a little about the boroughs today:]]> 2018-10-03 11:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288556444 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288556970 Manhattan island makes up the central and most densely populated part of New York City. While it is synonymous with New York City to many visitors, it is the smallest out of the five geographically. The city and Manhattan in particular are considered by many to be the economic and cultural capital of the United Stated. 

The word 'Manhattan' comes from the Lenape Indian language, meaning: "Land of many hills". 

The island is divided into three parts: Downtown, Midtown and Uptown. The financial district (including Wall Street and the Stock Exchange) being in Downtown and much of the theater district (including Times Square) in Midtown.

Famous Landmarks:
  • Empire State Building
  • Columbus Circle
  • Times Square
  • the South Street Seaport
  • Skyscrapers
]]> 2018-10-03 11:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288556970 MANHATTAN henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288564580 2018-10-03 12:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288564580 Manhattan neighborhoods map henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288565186 2018-10-03 12:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288565186 THE BRONX henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288566696 2018-10-03 12:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288566696 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288567220 North of Manhattan lies The Bronx. The only part of NYC that is not an island!
The borough is an open space while being densely populated.

The name of the borough comes from the Bronx River which was named after a Dutch settler: Jonas Broncks.

In the 1960s, the Bronx suffered a steep decline, particularly after the construction of the Bronx Expressway, but in recent years has significantly recovered and redeveloped.

Today the Bronx include the New York Botanical Garden and The Bronx Zoo.]]> 2018-10-03 12:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288567220 The New York Botanical Garden henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288570279 2018-10-03 12:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288570279 The Bronx Zoo: Wildlife Preservation henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288570967 2018-10-03 12:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288570967 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288571341 Famous neighborhoods: 
  • Harlem Hell's Kitchen
  • Alpabet City
  • Greenwich Village
  • Chinatown
  • Little Italy
  • SOHO
And many, many more
]]> 2018-10-03 12:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288571341 Lower Manhattan NYC Skyline (+the Brooklyn Bridge) henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288572130 2018-10-03 12:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288572130 Alphabet City henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288572638 2018-10-03 12:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288572638 The Bronx neighborhood map henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288573249 2018-10-03 12:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288573249 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288573906 Notable Bronx neighborhoods:
  • South Bronx
  • Little Italy on Arthur Avenue in the Belmonst section
  • Riverdale

Home of the New York Yankees, Yankees museum, Monument Park.
]]> 2018-10-03 12:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288573906 STATEN ISLAND henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288576280 2018-10-03 12:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288576280 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288576488 The most southern borough and least populated one is Staten Island, also known as Richmond County.
It is connected to the rest of New York by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as well as by a ferry.

The island is largely suburban with great views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. ]]> 2018-10-03 12:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288576488 the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288577885 2018-10-03 12:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288577885 The Statue of Liberty (view from Staten Island) henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288578428 2018-10-03 12:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288578428 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288578563 The borough is sometimes called "the forgotten borough" by inhabitants who feel they are neglected by the city government.]]> 2018-10-03 12:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288578563 BROOKLYN henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288580655 2018-10-03 12:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288580655 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288581290 Brooklyn is the most populous of all the boroughs.
Brooklyn, also known as Kings county, is a major residential part of NYC. It was also at one point its own independent city but after the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1883) linking it directly to Manhattan, the area chose to become part of 'Greater New York' (1898) or just plan New York City. ]]> 2018-10-03 12:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288581290 The Brooklyn Bridge henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288583262 2018-10-03 12:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288583262 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288583669 The borough was first settled by the Dutch who named it "Breuckelen" after a town in the Netherlands. Many parts of Brooklyn were settled by the Dutch and many neighborhood names come from the original Dutch settlements:
  • Gravesend
  • Flatlands
  • Flatbush
  • New Utrecht 
  • Bushwick
]]> 2018-10-03 12:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288583669 Brooklyn neighborhood map henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288584717 2018-10-03 12:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288584717 New Utrecht, Brooklyn NYC henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288585362 2018-10-03 12:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288585362 QUEENS henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288586456 2018-10-03 12:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288586456 henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288586807 East of Brooklyn is Queens, the second largest borough in New York City on Long Island. It reaches the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the Long Island Sound to the north, and the East River to the west.

It was named for the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza who was Queen of England in 1683. The English had taken possesion of the territory from the Dutch at this point in time.

Queens is a very diverse borough. Especially in terms of types of neighborhoods ranging from dense urban areas full of apartment buildings to lightly populated areas full of suburban singe-family homes.

The borough is home to two airports: JFK (Kennedy) and LaGuardia - as well as the New York Mets.]]> 2018-10-03 12:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288586807 JFK and LGA henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288589645 2018-10-03 13:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288589645 New York Mets henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288591116 2018-10-03 13:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288591116 Queens neighborhood map henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288593781 2018-10-03 13:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288593781 The Five Boroughs of NYC henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288603961 2018-10-03 13:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288603961 THE END henrieke_van_werven https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288725614 You have reached the end of this (hopefully) informative presentation about the five boroughs.

I hope you've enjoyed this and if you have any questions, be sure to ask me!

- Henrieke]]> 2018-10-03 15:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/henrieke_van_werven/ab5rskrdbkho/wish/288725614