<P> The borough of Queens consists of what formerly was only the western part of a then - larger Queens County . In 1899, the three eastern towns of Queens County that had not joined the city the year before--the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay--formally seceded from Queens County to form the new Nassau County . </P> <P> The borough of Staten Island, concurrent with Richmond County, was officially the borough of Richmond until the name was changed in 1975 to reflect its common appellation, while leaving the name of the county unchanged . </P> <P> There are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs of New York City, many with a definable history and character to call their own . </P> <Ul> <Li> Manhattan (New York County) is the geographically smallest and most densely populated borough; is the symbol of New York City, as home to most of the city's skyscrapers and prominent landmarks, including Times Square and Central Park; and may be locally known simply as The City . Manhattan's (New York County's) population density of 72,033 people per square mile (27,812 / km) in 2015 makes it the highest of any county in the United States and higher than the density of any individual U.S. city . Manhattan is the cultural, administrative, and financial center of New York City and contains the headquarters of many major multinational corporations, the United Nations Headquarters, Wall Street, and a number of important universities . Manhattan is often described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world . Most of the borough is situated on Manhattan Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River . Several small islands are also part of the borough of Manhattan, including Randall's Island, Wards Island, and Roosevelt Island in the East River, and Governors Island to the south in New York Harbor; Liberty Island, on which the Statue of Liberty stands, is a Manhattan exclave . Manhattan Island is loosely divided into Lower, Midtown, and Uptown regions . Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, and above the park is Harlem . The borough also includes a small neighborhood on the United States mainland, called Marble Hill . Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island, but is now contiguous with the Bronx after having been severed from Manhattan Island by the construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal south of the neighborhood, and having been connected to the mainland by the subsequent filling in of the Harlem River's original path to the neighborhood's north . New York City's remaining four boroughs are collectively referred to as the outer boroughs . </Li> </Ul>

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