Consolidation
Define Consolidation?
Consolidation is the formal joining of multiple areas to make a city.
When did NYC Consolidate with Brooklyn?
1898
Does Staten Island still want to secede today?
Yes.
How did Manhattan help the other boroughs after consolidation?
Manhattan had many resources and was helpful financially
How many votes did NYC win by to have Brooklyn consolidate?
277 votes.
Did the majority of the people of Brooklyn want to consolidate with NYC?
NO, most of the people of Brooklyn didn’t want to consolidate with NYC.
When did Staten Island join Greater New York?
Nov. 6, 1894
What type of bridge was the Queensboro Bridge?
It was a mix between cantilever and suspended span.
What was the order or boroughs during the process of consolidation?
Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn
What small groups of people in Brooklyn did want to consolidate with NYC?
The rich and business owners wanted to consolidate so they would gain more political power.
When did the Bronx annex to Manhattan?
1874
What two counties did not join Greater New York and why?
Nassau County and Suffolk County because they were agricultural.