borough of New York City

generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"

Class: borough of New York City

A borough of New York City is one of the five primary administrative and geographic divisions of the city, each coextensive with a county and possessing its own local identity, governance structures, and community characteristics within the larger metropolis.