Section 2-201. The city of New York, territory thereof and extent of jurisdiction and powers  


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  • All that territory within the  city  being  all  that  territory  contained  within the boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx,
      Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island  as  hereafter  described,  shall  be
      known  as  "The City of New York"; and the boundaries, jurisdictions and
      powers of the city are for all  purposes  of  local  administration  and
      government  hereby  declared to be co-extensive with the territory above
      described.