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This is a list of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings used for civic agencies. Each of the borough halls serve as offices for their respective borough presidents and borough boards. New York City Hall; Manhattan Municipal Building, Civic Center; Bronx County Courthouse, Concourse, Bronx; Brooklyn Borough Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 and 1895 . During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the ...
At the east end of Queens Borough Hall on 82nd Avenue, a retired New York City Subway redbird train, R33 car #9075, was previously on display signed as a 7 train. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The Redbird car was formerly a visitor center for the Queens Borough Hall, but the visitor center closed in 2015 due to low patronage, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and the car was ...
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a City of New York government agency. Its mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. It is responsible for: Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. Managing 55 public buildings. Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
New York City Hall is the seat of New York City government, located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, [ 1 ] the building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions. [ 6 ]
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a building in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architects Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King in the Greek Revival style , and constructed of Tuckahoe marble under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes .
Borough Hall houses the Borough President's office, offices of the Departments of Buildings and Transportation, and other civic offices. The 1906 French Renaissance style brick and limestone building was designed by Carrere and Hastings , following the consolidation of New York City in 1898.
The codified local laws of New York City are contained in the New York City Administrative Code. [24] [25] The Council has several committees with oversight of various functions of the city government. Each council member sits on at least three standing, select or subcommittees. The standing committees meet at least once per month.