After the fiasco of the 1st MÃ©tis revolt in 1869, Louis Riel was banished from the country. for five years. 4 Outcast and exiled, Riel went to the United States and to Washington. where he found a distinguished French-Canadian, Major Mallot, Inspector of the Indian. Agency which he protected.
New York City is considered the county seat of these five counties: New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens).
The boroughs/counties are further divided into 59 community districts and hundreds of neighborhoods. 1  Bronx (Bronx County) 2  Brooklyn (Kings County) 3  Manhattan (New York County)  Queens (Queens 1  County) Staten Island (Richmond County)â.