Editing List of counties in New York (section)

==Five boroughs of New York City==

Five of New York's counties are each coextensive with [[New York City]]'s five [[borough (New York City)|boroughs]]. They are New York County ([[Manhattan]]), Kings County ([[Brooklyn]]), Bronx County ([[The Bronx]]), Richmond County ([[Staten Island]]), and Queens County ([[Queens]]). They are the smallest counties in New York by area.

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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Regionalism and realism: A Study of Government in the New York Metropolitan Area |last1=Benjamin|first1=Gerald|last2=Nathan|first2=Richard P.|year=1990 |publisher=[[Brookings Institution]] |pages=59}}</ref> Some officials are elected on a borough-wide basis, the five [[Borough President|borough presidents]] deal with Borough matters, while the district attorneys, and all county and state supreme court judges are generally concerned with the administration of state criminal and civil law and local ordinances in the county. There are no official county seats, but the locations of borough halls and courthouses bestow certain neighborhoods an informal designation as county seats within their boroughs:

* The [[Bronx County Courthouse]] and the [[United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex|borough's main post office]] are located in the [[Concourse, Bronx|Concourse]] section of the Bronx. The separate [[Bronx Borough Hall]] burned down in 1969.
* [[Brooklyn Borough Hall]], the [[Federal Building and Post Office (Brooklyn)|Federal Building and Post Office]], and county [[New York Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] are in [[Downtown Brooklyn]].
* The [[Manhattan Municipal Building|Municipal Building]], where the Manhattan Borough President's office is located, and most courthouses are in the downtown [[Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center]]. The [[James A. Farley Post Office Building|General Post Office]] is in [[Midtown Manhattan]].
* [[Queens Borough Hall]] and a courthouse are in [[Kew Gardens, Queens|Kew Gardens]]. Another major courthouse, post office, and the [[Jamaica (LIRR station)|Long Island Railroad hub]] are in Jamaica. Queens also has general post offices in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Long Island City]] and [[Far Rockaway]].
* [[Staten Island Borough Hall]], three courthouses, and the [[St. George Terminal|St. George Terminal transportation hub]] are in the [[St. George, Staten Island|St. George]] neighborhood.