New York City 🗽 is one metropolis, but it feels like five different worlds 🌍 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island each have their own identity, history, and culture. In the late 19th century ⏳ these were independent cities and counties — Brooklyn was a thriving port city ⚓ Queens and Staten Island were rural 🌾 the Bronx was a growing suburb 🏘️, and Manhattan was already the heart of New York 💼 Rapid growth and the need for shared infrastructure eventually pushed them toward unification, despite resistance. In 1898 📜 the five boroughs officially merged, creating a city of 3.4 million people 👥 second only to London at the time. Since then, each borough has kept its unique character: Manhattan as the financial hub 💰 Brooklyn as a cultural powerhouse 🎭 Queens as the most multicultural borough 🌎 the Bronx as the birthplace of hip-hop 🎶 and Staten Island as New York’s greenest corner 🌳

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