The Consolidation

At midnight on January 1, 1898, five cities became one under fireworks and falling snow. Eight million arguments about which borough is best began simultaneously

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.