There are around 70 islands in the waters surrounding New York City. The better known are Manhattan and Staten Island, but there are also Islands like Ellis Island, Liberty Island, Governors Island and Roosvelt Island to name a few.
If you are asking about the boroughs of New York City, then only one is on the mainland: the Bronx. Manhattan and Staten Island are separate islands; Brooklyn and Queens are political divisions of the large island-formation known as Long Island. See a map of the broughs here: http://www.nycc.org/images/rl/nyc.gif
New York City is situated on three islands: Manhattan Island, Staten Island and Long Island.
The five boroughs of New York City are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.
Manhattan and Staten Island are each islands, and Brooklyn and Queens are part of the island known as Long Island. The remainder of Long Island, while part of New York State, is not part of New York City.
The Bronx is the only New York City borough that is not an island or part of an island, but is attached to the mainland of New York State.
Four of New York City's five boroughs are either islands or part of an island. The borough of Manhattan and the borough of Staten Island are each islands, and the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island.
The Bronx is the only New York City borough that is not an island, or part of an island. It is located on the mainland of New York State.
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Staten Island is one island, as the name implies; it's one of the five boroughs that make up New York City.
New York City includes five boroughs-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
New York City's five boroughs consolidated into one city in 1898.
That is a matter of opinion.
There are five boroughs in total in New York City. The boroughs in New York city are as follows: Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
There are JROTC programs connected to different High Schools within the five Boroughs of New York. The nearest Military School for High School Students and the five boroughs is in Upsate New York.
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As of 2009, there are 326 boroughs and districts in England. As of 2013, 32 of the boroughs are located in London.
No. The Bronx is the only New York City borough that is not an island, or part of an island. The borough of Manhattan and the borough of Staten Island are both islands, and the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens are located on the western end of Long Island. The Bronx is the only New York City borough that is attached to the mainland of New York State.
It is divided into five boroughs, Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens.
New York City has five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.