>>>>Now you see I don't like that. The only people who are from NYC are those who live in Manhattan.
Your from Queens and you should be proud that you're from Queens. Your sovergnity was wrongfully
stripped in 1900. Furthermore people like you always force me to ask "Manhattan?". <<<
Queens consolidation into NYC was kind of complicated. In 1898, Queens consisted of not only Queens, but all of what would become Nassau County. To make a long story short, three eastern towns in Queens (Hempstead, N Hempstead and Oyster Bay) voted to break away and become Nassau County rather than join the western section and join NYC.
I read that Queens voted with a clear majority to consolidate; only in Brooklyn was opposition very strong and consolidation approved by a small margin. So, it's incorrect to say that Queens' sovereignty was 'wrongfully stripped'.
Although, it's fun to imagine what Queens would be like today had it NOT joined NYC---or what Nassau County would be like had it remained a part of Queens and joined NYC as well....
www.forgotten-ny.com