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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.

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