All of Long Island along with islands between Long Island and Connecticut became part of the
Province of New York within the
Shire of York. Present-day Suffolk County was designated as the
East Riding (of Yorkshire), present-day Brooklyn was part of the
West Riding, and present-day Queens and Nassau were part of the larger
North Riding. In 1683, Yorkshire was dissolved and the three original counties on Long Island were established: Kings, Queens, and Suffolk.