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New York City, New York (United States)

Chris Pinette, 1996-JUL-01

THE OFFICIAL CITY FLAG

(from Official Directory of New York City)

Description: A flag combining the colors orange, white and blue arranged in perpendicular bars of equal dimensions (the blue being nearest to the flagstaff) with the standard design of the seal of the city in blue upon the middle, or white bar, bearing the number 1625, which colors shall be the same as those of the flag of the United Netherlands in use in the year sixteen hundred twenty-five.

THE MAYOR'S FLAG

(from Official Directory of New York City)

Description: The same in design as the official flag of the city, except that upon the middle or white bar, and above the design of the seal in a semicircle, there shall be five blue five-pointed stars, typifying the five boroughs of the city. The dimensions of such flag are 33 inches by 44 inches.

THE COUNCILMANIC FLAG

(from Official Directory of New York City)

Description: The same in design as the official flag of the city, except that upon the middle or white bar there shall be below the desing of the seal, in a straight line, the word "Council"; the dimensions of such flag is the same as the standard size of flags used for state and parade occasions.

Kurt Stutt, 1996-JUL-01

The flag of New York City has no stars on it. The City Flag with the five stars in an arc over the City Arms (which stand for the five boroughs of New York: Manhatten, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island) is the Flag of the Mayor of New York. Each of the five boroughs has its own flag. This was documented in a very early edition of the FLAG BULLETIN, back in 1963 or 64 or so.

Dave Martucci, 1996-JUL-01

See also:

New York State