Talk:Borough president

message: I don't think the history of the Bronx's birth is entirely accurate. I haven't yet been able to pin down the details, but the general impression is that the Borough was formed with consolidation in 1897, and thus was one of the Five Boroughs, while the County (which may or may not have had a nominal existence in 1898) was created by the Legislature in 1912, and actually began operating on January 2, 1914. It's also not entirely clear to me if any part of the Bronx was still in Westchester County between 1874 and 1897 while being within the city limits of New York. Please see the extended discussions of these very questions at Talk:The Bronx and Talk:Manhattan. Any further enlightenment would be extremely helpful. —— Shakescene (talk) 08:20, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New York County and the birth of the Bronx 

message: On 1874-01-01, Westchester County, New York was partitioned. The 40 Square Miles that eventually produced the western portion of The Bronx was annexed to New York CountyNew York. Laws of New York.:1873, 96th Session; Chapter 613; Section 1; Page 928. This included the Towns of Morrisania , West Farms, and Kingsbridge.
On 1881-06-08, North Brother Island was Annexed from Queens County, New York to New York County, New YorkNew York. Laws of New York.;1881, 104th Session, Chapter 478; Section 1; Page 649..
On 1884-05-08, Rikers Island was annexed from Queens County to New York CountyNew York. Laws of New York.; 1884; 107th Session; Chapter 262; P.328.
In 1894, a nonbinding Referendum was held for adding the East Bronx to the rest of The Bronx. The City of Mount Vernon, New York voted the referendum down by a majority vote, and by one vote by the Town of Westchester. As a result, the Bill of Anexation was voted down until it was perfected by the inclusion of the Town of Westchester in spite of its vote of dissapproval due to its central location in the East Bronx.
On 1895-06-06, Westchester County, New York was partitioned, with the 20 Square Miles that eventually produced the eastern portion of The Bronx, was annexed to New York CountyNew York. Laws of New York.:1895, 118th Session; Chapter 934; Section 1; Page 1948. This included part of the Towns of Pelham, Eastchester, all of the Town of Westchester, (The Bronx), and the Village of Wakefield .
On 1897-05-04, the Five Boroughs of New York City were established, with the same configuration as the Five Counties, except that the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx shared New York CountyNew York. Laws of New York.; 1897; 120th Session; Chapter 378; Section 2; Page 2..
The County of The Bronx was partitioned from the County of New York on 1912-04-19, coterminous with the Borough of The BronxNew York. Laws of New York.; 1912; 135th Session; Chapter 548; Section 1; Page 1352.
The Border between The Bronx and the south side of Mount Vernon, New York was adjusted on 1917-05-26 to its current configurationNew York. Laws of New York; 1917; 140th Session; Chapter 664; Section 1; Page 2022.
The border between The Bronx and Westchester County was redefined with no discernible change on 1950-04-14New York. Laws of New York; 1950; 173rd Session; Chapter 650; Page1508..
On 1964-04-16, South Brother Island was transferred from Queens to The Bronx, establishing the current configuration of The BronxNew York. Laws of New York; 1964; 187th Session; Chapter 578; Page 1606.
SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) (talk) 08:56, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Living in Providence, I don't have handy access to the Laws of New York (are the older laws on line?), but I have been lucky enough to score my own copy of the 1995 Encyclopedia of New York City (a new edition came out this year — 2008), so I'll go through your references when I get a chance. I had used the Encyclopedia, together with The New York Times archives, as my main source, and the Encyclopedia's articles, written by different experts, didn't always seem 100% consistent or conclusive to me. One quibble: it's "The "Borough of the Bronx" but "The County of Bronx". —— Shakescene (talk) 22:03, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Documented formation of The Bronx

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