Actually the entire island of Long Island has 4 counties. Kings county (Brooklyn), Queens county, Suffolk County and Nassau county. Of the 4, 2 are part of the 5 boroughs that make us NYC. When making a reference to Long Island they usually refer to Nassau and Suffolk county.
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Actually the entire island of Long Island has 4 counties. Kings county (Brooklyn), Queens county, Suffolk County and Nassau county. Of the 4, 2 are part of the 5 boroughs that make us NYC. When making a reference to Long Island they usually refer to Nassau and Suffolk county.