The great consolidation of 1898
Manhattan and the grid system
Brooklyn and its independent spirit
Queens and its diverse global mosaic
The Bronx and its cultural revolution
Staten Island and the green coast
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schopenhauer The Consolidation of 1898
They called it the mistake of ninety-eight (oh-oh, ninety-eight!) / When five boroughs locked in their fate (yeah, we're one big city!)
schopenhauer On January 1, 1898, the modern five-borough city officially came into existence, instantly doubling the city's population.
schopenhauer A public referendum on consolidation passed by a microscopic margin, especially due to intense resistance from independent Brooklyn.
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The Great Mistake: Many Brooklyn residents in 1898 called consolidation 'The Great Mistake' because they feared losing their unique civic identity and political independence to Manhattan.
The action or process of combining several things into a single more effective or coherent whole. On January 1, 1898, this merger united Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, and Manhattan.
Is a giant unified city better than several smaller, independent, self-governing towns?
By how many votes did Brooklyn voters approve the 1894 consolidation referendum?
In what year did the five boroughs officially consolidate to form Greater New York?
Which city was New York desperately trying to outpace in population during the late 1800s?
Who is known as the 'Father of Greater New York' for planning the 1898 consolidation?
What was New York City's global population rank immediately after the 1898 consolidation?
What major infrastructure completion in 1883 made the political union of Brooklyn and Manhattan feel inevitable?
Which of the following was an independent city with its own mayor right before the 1898 merger?
Which county was split in two because its eastern towns refused to join New York City in 1898?