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Ok-Firefighter9243 t1_itjqv0d wrote

Reply to comment by International-Lie795 in NY and Long Island by ActiveDescription777

The Bronx and Yonkers may border each other if I am not mistaken but the Bronx is 100% part of NYC and Yonkers is not.

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dempom t1_itjrifq wrote

Long Island. I think you're conflating the cultural/political identity of Long Island with the landmass of Log Island. Brooklyn and Queens are located in the landmass of Long Island. From a cultural and political sense, Long Island refers to Nassau and Suffolk and excludes Queens and Brooklyn which are part of a larger NYC identity.

Edit: meant to reply to your other comment.

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International-Lie795 t1_itjw8qy wrote

I know Bronx is a borough of NYC but so are Queens/ Brooklyn but they’re on Long Island. So I wasn’t sure if Yonkers was like Long Island

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