Brooklyn
Brooklyn. Before 1898, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. In 1898 the five boroughs -- Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island -- consolidated to form modern-day New York City. Brooklyn is the only one that was its own city before becoming a borough of New York City. The other three -- Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island -- were counties (or parts of counties, in the case of the Bronx) consisting of small towns and farmland.
Steamer 'New York' - 1898 was released on: USA: August 1898
The Nabisco company was founded in 1898. The Nabisco name came about when the New York Biscuit Company and the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company came together and merged their brands.
New York Naval Reserves - 1898 was released on: USA: July 1898
New York Mounted on Parade - 1898 was released on: USA: June 1898
New York Police Parade - 1898 was released on: USA: June 1898
New York Journal's War Issue - 1898 was released on: USA: July 1898
Grand Commandery of the State of New York - 1898 was released on: USA: October 1898
Peace Jubilee Naval Parade New York City - 1898 was released on: USA: September 1898
New York Ledger ended in 1898.
New York City was created in 1898.
In 1898. That is the year the five boroughs of New York City were incorporated. Before then, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. In 1898, the city of Brooklyn, along with Queens County, Bronx County and Richmond County (aka Staten Island) joined Manhattan to form the five modern-day boroughs of New York City.