Hrekires t1_itjruau wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:53 AM

Reply to comment by Ok-Firefighter9243 in NY and Long Island by ActiveDescription777

Geographically, Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island even if culturally, what we think of as "Long Island" is Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Ok-Firefighter9243 t1_itjsdmz wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:58 AM

Well I guess boarders mean nothing. If you told someone you were going to Long Island and took them to Brooklyn or Queens that would not be where they were asking to go. Now is queens physically attached to Long Island yes but they are not apart of the same city or government and have a different vibe from NYC.

InsideOutsider t1_itjucrb wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:17 AM

Just remember that OPs coworker states that NYC is ON Long Island and it partially is on the landmass named Long Island. Long Island is an island that contains parts of NYC. That was the question.

ldd- t1_itjulok wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:19 AM

The whole island is called Long Island … within the island of Long Island are a couple counties (Kings and Queens) that are incorporated as part of the City of New York