Boroughs Flags of New York City

1 boroughs

1.1 bronx
1.2 brooklyn
1.3 manhattan
1.4 queens
1.5 staten island

boroughs

currently, brooklyn , bronx have official borough flags. other 3 boroughs have standard designs in current use, though have never been officially adopted. staten island borough lawmakers pushed have flag officially recognized state in 1990s , 2000s unsuccessful.

the bronx

the bronx

the design of flag of bronx consists of horizontal tricolor. top band orange, middle band white, , band @ bottom blue, mimicking historical dutch tricolor. in center of flag laurel wreath denoting honor , fame. wreath encircles bronck family arms. shield of family arms shows face of sun rays displayed rising sea, signifying peace, liberty, , commerce. crest of arms eagle facing eastward , wings expanded, representing hope of new world while not forgetting old. text underneath shield motto of borough, , reads ne cede malis, latin phrase meaning yield not evil .

the bronx flag first adopted in march 1912, then-borough president cyrus c. miller, , recognized city on june 29, 1915.

brooklyn

brooklyn

the flag of brooklyn has been in use since @ least 1860, when brooklyn independent city.

1895 engraving of brooklyn borough hall, showing brooklyn s city flag on right

the flag of brooklyn has white background seal @ center. within seal image of goddess of justice set on background of light blue, , bearing fasces, traditional emblem of unity. fasces composed of 6 rods, representing 6 towns of original dutch settlement. encircling image ring of dark blue , old dutch phrase een draght maekt maght (modern dutch: eendracht maakt macht ) translates english unity makes strength . in darker ring words borough of brooklyn . outside , inside trim of seal gold-colored. primary colors of seal reflect recognized colors of borough, blue , gold.

manhattan

manhattan

the borough of manhattan unofficial flag similar new york city flag. difference city flag use of seal of borough in place of city seal. seal similar city s, circular in shape. has 2 stars below , encircled inscription borough of manhattan november 1, 1683. date @ bottom date on province of new york divided twelve counties new york governor thomas dongan, , created new york county (manhattan) same border in use today. borough used same flag encircling inscription president of borough of manhattan nyc represent institution in official occasions.

queens

queens

the flag of queens contains 3 horizontal bands, top , bottom being sky blue, , middle white. these colors represent arms of first dutch governor willem kieft. @ center design consisting of ring of wampum, tulip, , rose. @ top-left of flag crown, words qveens borovgh emblazoned in gold, , 1898, year 5 boroughs consolidated.

the symbols on flag s design represent borough s collective heritage wampum paying homage lenape natives formerly called land seawanhaka (a word meaning island of sea shells ) in reference being place collect clams , whelks used make these beads. tulip shown on flag represents dutch, settlers of area. red , white rose tudor rose, traditional symbol of england , english monarchy. queen s crown signifies namesake of borough, named in honor of catherine of braganza, queen consort of england in 1683, when new york s original twelve counties (of queens one) established.

the queens flag adopted on june 3, 1913, , first displayed 4 days later @ celebration marking beginning of construction on borough s dual rapid transit system.

staten island

staten island

the current flag of staten island adopted in 2016. flag has flown on staten island advance , chamber of commerce buildings, , on display in city hall , staten island borough hall.

flag of borough of richmond, used until borough renamed staten island

staten island has had 3 unofficial flags. first adopted @ same time flags of brooklyn, queens, , bronx. featured navy blue background orange seal in center, containing 2 waterfowl , text richmond borough 1663 1898 new york . borough of richmond official name of staten island prior 1975.

the next flag consisted of elements designed contest held in 1971 staten island s borough president robert t. connor. flag had white background oval in center. within oval blue sky , 2 white seagulls. green outline represented countryside, , white shape represented cityscape, denoting residential areas of staten island. in center of oval found words staten island in gold. under name, 5 wavy blue lines symbolized bodies of water surrounding island.

prior flag of staten island, replaced in 2016

the prior flag of had been criticized borough president james oddo, told staten island advance current flag looks fresh kills landfill. bird looks seagull, mountain looks garbage pile.

in march 2016, oddo created new flag , new seal borough. set in earth tones, each features allegoric female figure representing city standing on island s shore , looking out onto narrows, henry hudson s ship half moon @ anchor. in background small canoe 3 oystermen; 2 native staten islanders, , third sailor half moon. @ time, oddo said had not decided if ll try make new flag official, flags of brooklyn , bronx. city of new york purchased copies of flag in 2017 official functions.