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Introduction. The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624; two years later they established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York.
Brooklyn became a borough in 1898, the same year the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island became boroughs. Before 1898, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. In 1898, â¦ the five boroughs were incorporated into modern-day New York City.