Although it was publicized as the "city" of Breslau, the community did not have its own government. It was a hamlet, or unincorporated community, governed by the town of Babylon. This 1873 map from the Atlas of Long Island, published by Beers, Comstock & Cline, identifies the intersecting roads & railroads of the town of Babylon & shows how the developers of Breslau created a unique street grid for their innovative new community.