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
New York City Central Labor Council 1986. Since 2007 Vincent Alvarez has served as President, and Janella T. Hinds serves as the Secretary-Treasurer. The NYCCLC is the local New York City affiliate of the national trade union center American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The New York City Central Labor Council is also the organizations largest local affiliate. The AFL-CIO's current national president is Richard Trumka. New York City Central Labor Council New York City Central Labor Council (NYCCLC) is the largest local labor membership organization under the direction of the national AFL-CIO. Founded in 1959 the NYCCLC represents over 400 local