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Murder of John Wait. John Black, Mahlon Christie, Isaac Kent, and George Orcote. 4 June 1814 (other accounts indicate date was in the spring of 1812 or around New Year's Eve 1813) [ 15] Shot. Desertion. James Graham [ 15] 29 July 1814. Hanging. Murders of Hugh Cameron and Alexander McGiffrey.
New York contains the highest total Asian population of any U.S. city proper. [16] 6.0% of New York City residents were of Chinese ethnicity, about two-fifths of whom lived in Queens. Koreans made up 1.2% of the city's population, and Japanese 0.3%. Filipinos were the largest southeast Asian ethnic group (0.8%), followed by Vietnamese (0.2%).
Glasgow Caledonian New York College, 2013-2023 [7] Harlem Hospital School of Nursing, New York City, 1923-1977; Ingham University, Le Roy, 1835-1892; Lincoln School for Nurses, New York City, 1898-1961; Institute of Design and Construction, Brooklyn, 1947–2015 [8] Kirkland College, Clinton, New York, 1965–1978; absorbed by Hamilton College [9]
The first mayor of the expanded city was Robert Anderson Van Wyck . The longest-serving mayors have been Fiorello H. La Guardia (1934–1945), Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1954–1965), Ed Koch (1978–1989) and Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013), each of whom was in office for twelve years (three successive four-year terms).
They are New York County ( Manhattan ), Kings County ( Brooklyn ), Bronx County ( The Bronx ), Richmond County ( Staten Island ), and Queens County ( Queens ). In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. [ 4]
A map of New York's congressional districts. The U.S. state of New York contains 26 congressional districts. Each district elects one member of the United States House of Representatives to represent it. [ 1] The state was redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 U.S. census. It lost one seat in Congress. [ 2]
New York City: Manhattan only; overlays with 212, 646, and 917 347: 1999: New York City: all except Manhattan; overlays with 718, 917, and 929 363: 2023 Nassau County; overlay of 516 516: 1951 Nassau County; overlaid with 363 as of January 2023 518: 1947 Albany, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, Saratoga Springs and northeastern New York; overlaid by ...
Resigned to become New York City Comptroller. Frank T. Fitzgerald: Democratic 6th: March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 Manhattan Resigned when elected register of New York County. John J. Fitzgerald: Democratic 2nd: March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Brooklyn Resigned. 7th: March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917 John Fitzgibbons: Democratic At-large