Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors,New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York State. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898.With a census-estimated 2012 population of 8,336,69 distributed over a land area of just 302.64 square mile ,New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. Know More !