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Where is the Brooklyn-Queens boundary?

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Since the colonial days, people have disputed the location of the Brooklyn-Queens border in New York City. Here's the history behind the boundary and its. read more

A 1922 map displays the grid boundaries of East New York, Brooklyn meeting the Brooklyn-Queens border. Image via Brooklyn Public Library Delivery workers and other city service providers still often debate where the boundary is. read more

"The most prominent marker along the January 7, 1769 Survey Line, settled the century-old boundary dispute between the towns of Bushwick and Newtown, and the counties of Queens and Kings. The rock was originally located 297 feet northwest of the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, several feet below the current roadbed of Onderdonk Avenue. read more

Today, Ridgewood's land area lies within Queens County. However, its political boundary with Brooklyn causes confusion and debate about where the western boundary of Ridgewood truly lies and whether part of Ridgewood is considered to be actually part of Brooklyn. Ridgewood and its Brooklyn neighbor community, Bushwick, have a grid plan street layout. read more

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