Organization of the New York City Fire Department The Queens Communications Office was formerly located at 83-98 Woodhaven Blvd., Queens. There are currently 5 Divisions within the FDNY's EMS Command, which in turn command a total of 37 EMS Stations located throughout the five boroughs of the city. Former NYC EMS Stations in Parenthesis EMS Division 1 serves Manhattan. EMS Division 2 serves the Bronx. EMS Division 3 serves Northern and Central Brooklyn. EMS Division 4 serves Queens. EMS Division 5 serves Southern Brooklyn and Staten Island. There are nine volunteer fire departments in New York City that respond to calls in their neighborhood in addition to a
History of New York City dominated the South, Boston dominated New England; Chicago, the nation's railroad hub, dominated the Midwest United States; however, New York City dominated the entire nation in terms of communications, trade, finance, popular culture, and high culture. More than a fourth of the 300 largest corporations in 1920 were headquartered in New York City. In 1898, the modern City of New York was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then an independent city), Manhattan, and outlying areas. Manhattan and the Bronx were established as two separate boroughs and joined together with three other boroughs created from parts of adjacent counties