Government And Politics Of The Bronx
The Borough of the Bronx in New York City and The County of Bronx in New York State govern the same people and the same land — between the Borough of Manhattan (New York County) to the south and the County of Westchester to the north. The Borough's functions are mainly municipal, administrative and political, while the County's jurisdiction (unlike those of counties outside New York City) is confined principally to judicial and legal matters.
The City of New York, which also constituted the County of New York and then consisted of Manhattan with some surrounding islands, annexed the West Bronx in 1874 and the East Bronx in 1895. The Bronx assumed a distinct status in 1898 as one of the Five Boroughs of the City of Greater New York, together with Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. It was only in 1914 that the present Bronx County was formed by taking the borough's territory out of New York County.
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