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In New York State, each county is divided into cities and towns. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Additionally, towns may optionally contain villages , which are smaller incorporated municipalities within the town.
Long Island is in southeastern New York, United States, separated from the rest of the state by the East River and from Connecticut by Long Island Sound.Long Island contains four counties, of which the western two are boroughs (Queens and Brooklyn) of New York City, and the other two (Nassau and Suffolk) are mainly suburban.
English: A map of Long Island based on statehood proposals. Brooklyn and Queens (two boroughs of New York City) are sometimes included in statehood proposals. Nassau County (greatly included)
Several cities were incorporated, such as the "City of Brooklyn" in Kings County, and Long Island City in Queens. [39] [40] Until completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, the only means of travel between Long Island and the rest of the United States was by boat or ship. As other bridges and tunnels were constructed, areas of the island began ...
English: Proposed map of Long Island and New York City as independent state. The blue area includes New York City, the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk, and Rockland and Westchester Counties north of the city.
The following is a series of lists sorted alphabetically of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of New York. They also include information on the number and names of counties in which the places lie and their lower and upper ZIP code bounds, if applicable. Click a letter to ...
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Nassau County, on Long Island, became a county in the U.S. state of New York in 1899 after separating from Queens County. Included in the list are two cities, three towns, 64 incorporated villages, and 63 unincorporated hamlets whose names are used for overlapping Census-designated places (CDPs).