There is a long island off the coast of New York and Connecticut. Politically all of that island is part of the state of New York. It includes four counties. From southwest to northeast they are Kings County, Queens County, Nassas and then Suffolk County. Kings County is Brooklyn, and Queens County is Queens: they are two of the five boroughs of New York City. Nassau and Suffolk are part of New York Stat but not part of New York City.

The other boroughs of NYC are Staten Island (Richmond County), Manhatta (New York County), and the Bronx (Bronx County). Only the Bronx is on the mainland.