[Magdalen] Counties and Cities

[Jay Weigel]

And I live in Broadway, VA, which is about as far from the "real" Broadway
as you can get! Actually I don't even live *in* Broadway, but out in the
country, among the cows and the Mennonites, as I like to say. I'm about 15
miles north of Harrisonburg, which for all practical purposes is where we
do most of our commerce.

Besides me and Grace there are at least 3 other pubmates in this part of
VA--Susan, Cady, and Mike Mahoney--and others in the DC area.

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> New York City has Five Boros and Five Counties.
>
> Manhattan is located in New York County, The Bronx is located in Bronx
> County,
> Brooklyn is located in Kings County, and Staten Island is located in
> Richmond
> County. Queens is the outlier, in Queens County.
>
> Sometimes the word is spelled Boro and sometimes Borough, depending on the
> department and also depending on which newspaper is covering a story
> involving a Borough or Boro.
>
> Boro Presidents (once very powerful, now mostly ceremonial) are elected by
> Boro;
> the Courts are run by County. All of New York City is mostly controlled by
> Albany (even giving the Mayor Control of the Schools is by sufferance of
> Albany
> and expires next year). There are County Clerks in Each County.
>
> Boro Presidents have generally been known as Beeps.
>
> The State is divided into counties, which can contain cities and townships.
> Townships can had Incorporated Villages, other recognizable are officially
> Hamlets. Hamlets have no local government. Villages have taxation powers, a
> Mayor and maybe council, a Village Clerk. Then there are Township Clerks
> City
> Clerks and County Clerks.
>
> Police departments can be at any of the above levels -- and usually are.
>
> All somewhat confusing, and also duplicative. But that's New York, where
> the
> State Supreme Court is the lowest court on the totem pole. But "Supreme
> Court
> Judge" makes them feel good about not being at the top (The New York State
> Court
> of Appeals).
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>