History of New York City to form the new municipal government originally called "Greater New York". The Borough of Brooklyn incorporated the independent City of Brooklyn, recently joined to Manhattan by the Brooklyn Bridge; the Borough of Queens was created from western Queens County (with the remnant established as Nassau County in 1899); and the Borough of Richmond contained all of Richmond County. Municipal governments contained within the boroughs were abolished, and the county governmental functions were absorbed by the city or each borough. In 1914, the New York State Legislature created Bronx County, making five counties coterminous with the five boroughs. The Bronx had
Borough Park, Brooklyn New York City Bus routes serve the area, as well as the private bus route to the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Williamsburg. The New York City Subway's BMT West End Line, serving the , is at 55th Street, 50th Street, and Fort Hamilton Parkway. The IND Culver Line, serving the , runs along McDonald Avenue, the eastern border of Borough Park. The BMT Sea Beach Line on the also serves the neighborhood at Fort Hamilton Parkway. Borough Park's major avenues run from north to south, and its major shopping districts are on 13th, 16th, and 18th Avenues. Maimonides Medical Center