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The City ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ , often called ___MASK51___ City or simply ___MASK51___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK6___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK6___ just , ___MASK51___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK6___ the state ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ , the city is the center ___MASK6___ the ___MASK51___ metropolitan area , one ___MASK6___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK51___ City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK51___ minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK6___ the United Nations , ___MASK51___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK6___ the world . ___MASK71___ is an island located just off the northeast coast of the United States and a region within the U . S . state of ___MASK51___ . Stretching east - northeast from ___MASK51___ Harbor into the Atlantic Ocean , the island comprises four counties : Kings and Queens ( which comprise the ___MASK51___ City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens , respectively ) to the west ; then Nassau and Suffolk to the east . However , many people in the ___MASK51___ metropolitan area ( even those living in Brooklyn and Queens ) colloquially use the term " ___MASK71___ " ( or " The Island ") exclusively to refer to the Nassau  Suffolk county area collectively , which is mainly suburban in character . More generally , " ___MASK71___ " may also refer collectively both to the main Island as well as its nearby , surrounding outer barrier islands . North of the island is the ___MASK71___ Sound , across from which lie the states of Connecticut and a small part of Rhode Island across the Block Island Sound . Across the Sound , to the northwest , lies Westchester County on mainland ___MASK51___ . To the west , ___MASK71___ is separated from the Bronx and the island of Manhattan by the East River . To the extreme southwest , it is separated from the ___MASK51___ City borough of Staten Island and the U . S . state of New Jersey by Upper ___MASK51___ Bay , the Narrows , and Lower ___MASK51___ Bay . To the east lie Block Island and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK60___ is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of ___MASK51___ City . It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island , and to Nassau County further east on Long Island ; in addition , ___MASK60___ shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . Coterminous with ___MASK60___ County since 1899 , the borough of ___MASK60___ is the second - largest in population ( after Brooklyn ), with a census - estimated 2 , 339 , 150 residents in 2015 , approximately 48 % of them foreign - born . ___MASK60___ County also is the second - most populous county in the U . S . state of ___MASK51___ , behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn , which is coterminous with Kings County . ___MASK60___ is the fourth - most densely populated county among ___MASK51___ City ' s boroughs , as well as in the United States . If each of ___MASK51___ City ' s boroughs were an independent city , ___MASK60___ also would be the nation ' s fourth most populous city , after Los Angeles , Chicago , and Brooklyn . ___MASK60___ is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world . Block Island is part ___MASK6___ the U . S . state ___MASK6___ ___MASK72___ , named after the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block . It is located in the ___MASK38___ about ___MASK10___ ___MASK6___ Montauk Point , Long Island , ___MASK51___ , and south ___MASK6___ the coast ___MASK6___ mainland ___MASK72___ , from which it is separated by Block Island Sound . The ___MASK10___ River is a salt water tidal estuary in ___MASK51___ City . The waterway , which is actually not a river despite its name , connects Upper ___MASK51___ Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end . It separates the borough of Queens on Long Island from the Bronx on the North American mainland , and also divides Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn , which is also on Long Island . Because of its connection to Long Island Sound , it was once also known as the " Sound River ". The tidal strait changes its direction of flow frequently , and is subject to strong fluctuations in its current , which are accentuated by its narrowness and variety of depths . The waterway is navigable for its entire length of , and was historically the center of maritime activities in the city , although that is no longer the case . A suburb is a residential area or a mixed use area , either existing as part ___MASK6___ a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance ___MASK6___ a city . In ___MASK8___ English - speaking regions , suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or inner city areas , but in Australian English and South African English , " suburb " has become largely synonymous with what is called a " neighborhood " in other countries and the term extends to inner city areas . In some areas , such as Australia , ___MASK68___ , New Zealand , the United Kingdom , and a few U . S . states , new suburbs are routinely annexed by adjacent cities . In others , such as Arabia , Canada , France , and much ___MASK6___ the United States , many suburbs remain separate municipalities or are governed as part ___MASK6___ a larger local government area such as a county . ___MASK98___ is the ___MASK8___ densely populated borough of ___MASK51___ City , its economic and administrative center , and the city ' s historical birthplace . The borough is coextensive with ___MASK51___ County , founded on November 1 , 1683 , as one of the original counties of the U . S . state of ___MASK51___ . The borough consists mostly of ___MASK98___ Island , bounded by the East , Hudson , and Harlem rivers , and also includes several small adjacent islands and Marble Hill , a small neighborhood on the U . S . mainland . Coindre Hall is a 40 room , 30 , 000 - square - foot ( 2 , 800 m2 ) mansion in the style ___MASK6___ a medieval French château constructed in 1912 for pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown . It overlooks 34 acres ( 14 ha ) ___MASK6___ rolling land including a boathouse on the north shore ___MASK6___ ___MASK71___ adjacent to ___MASK71___ Sound . Brown lost ownership ___MASK6___ the property after the stock market crash ___MASK6___ 1929 . At the request ___MASK6___ Bishop Monsignor Thomas Molly , the Brothers ___MASK6___ the Sacred Heart bought this property to establish a boarding school and summer retreat . It was founded in 1939 by Brother Martinian , S . C . , Provincial Superior , and was named in memory ___MASK6___ Father André Coindre , the founder ___MASK6___ the Brothers ___MASK6___ the Sacred Heart . The school was intended to generate funds for the formation and education ___MASK6___ young Brothers . It operated under the supervision ___MASK6___ the Brothers who have been active in Christian Education in the United States since 1847 . The school operated until 1971 . It later reopened until the mid - 1980s as `` Eagle Hill School , '' a private coeducational boarding school for students with learning disabilities . Currently there is a gym that hosts soccer and basketball . Since 1973 Coindre Hall Park has been administered by the Suffolk County Department ___MASK6___ Parks , Recreation & Conservation . On September 26 , 1985 it was listed on the National Register ___MASK6___ Historic Places and dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust . It is often used for hosting weddings . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK6___ the ___MASK40___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK6___ both the federal republic and ___MASK6___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK6___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK6___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The Reverend is an honorific style ___MASK8___ often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers . There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions . " The Reverend " is correctly called a " style " but is often and in some dictionaries called a title , form of address or title of respect . The style is also sometimes used by leaders in non - Christian religions such as Judaism and Buddhism . New ___MASK13___ is a state in the Northeastern United States and mid - Atlantic regions of the United States . It is bordered on the north and east by ___MASK51___ , on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean , on the west by Pennsylvania , and on the southwest by Delaware . New ___MASK13___ is the fourth - smallest state but the 11th - most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States . New ___MASK13___ lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of ___MASK51___ City and Philadelphia and is the third - wealthiest U . S . state by per capita income as of 2014 . Block Island Sound is a strait in the open ___MASK38___ , approximately wide , separating Block Island from the coast of ___MASK63___ Rhode Island in the United States . On the west , it extends to Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island , as well as Plum Island , Gardiners Island , and Fishers Island , all in the state of ___MASK51___ . Father André Coindre was born February 26 , 1787 in ___MASK11___ , France and died May 30 , 1826 in Blois , France . In the past , the term lay brother was used within some Catholic religious institutes , to distinguish members who were not ordained from those memberes who were clerics ( priests and seminarians ). This term is now considered controversial by some because ___MASK6___ the history ___MASK6___ inequality between Brothers and clerics . The term " lay " has also been used in the past to designate someone as " uneducated " in contrast to " illiterate ." Instead , the term " religious Brother " or simply " Brother " is appropriate when referring to a vowed male religious who is neither priest , deacon , nor seminarian . The vocational title " Brother " is generally capitalized in order to distinguish it from the generic use ___MASK6___ the biologically relational term " brother ." The Brothers ___MASK6___ the Sacred Heart is a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1821 by the Reverend André Coindre ( 1787 - 1826 ). Its Constitutions were modeled upon those ___MASK6___ the Jesuits , while its Rule ___MASK6___ Life was based upon the Rule ___MASK6___ Saint Augustine . Its members bind themselves for life by simple vows ___MASK6___ religion . There are only a few priests in the Congregation , the vast majority ___MASK6___ its members being lay Brothers , who live in community in accordance with the Congregation ' s Rule ___MASK6___ Life . The objective purpose ___MASK6___ the Congregation has evolved slightly over the years - though its fundamental ___MASK3___ remains centred on the education ___MASK6___ the young : in asylums , parochial and select schools , and colleges . ___MASK84___ is one of the five boroughs of ___MASK51___ City in the U . S . state of ___MASK51___ . In the southwest of the city , ___MASK84___ is the southernmost part of both the city and state of ___MASK51___ , with Conference House Park at the southern tip of the island and the state . The borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull , and from the rest of ___MASK51___ by ___MASK51___ Bay . With a 2015 Census - estimated population of 474 , 558 , ___MASK84___ is the least populated of the boroughs but is the third - largest in area at . The borough is coextensive with Richmond County , and until 1975 was the Borough of Richmond . Its flag was later changed to reflect this . ___MASK84___ has been sometimes called " the forgotten borough " by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government . ___MASK51___ Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean . Its two largest components are Upper ___MASK51___ Bay and Lower ___MASK51___ Bay , which are connected by The Narrows . The first European to discover the area was Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 . ___MASK71___ Sound is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean , lying between the eastern shores of Bronx County , ___MASK51___ City , southern Westchester County , and Connecticut to the north , and the North Shore of ___MASK71___ , to the south . From east to west , the sound stretches 110 miles ( 177 km ) from the East River in ___MASK51___ City , along the North Shore of ___MASK71___ , to Block Island Sound . A mix of freshwater from tributaries and saltwater from the ocean , ___MASK71___ Sound is 21 miles ( 34 km ) at its widest point and varies in depth from . The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs ___MASK6___ ___MASK84___ and Brooklyn in ___MASK51___ City . It connects the Upper ___MASK51___ Bay and Lower ___MASK51___ Bay and forms the principal channel by which the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean . It has long been considered to be the maritime " gateway " to ___MASK51___ City and historically has been one ___MASK6___ the most important entrances into the harbors ___MASK6___ the Port ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ and New Jersey . The ___MASK38___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK72___ , officially the State ___MASK6___ ___MASK72___ and ___MASK26___ Plantations , is a state in the New England region ___MASK6___ the northeastern United States . ___MASK72___ is the smallest in area , the eighth least populous , and the second most densely populated ___MASK6___ the 50 U . S . states , following New Jersey . Its official name is also the longest ___MASK6___ any state in the Union . ___MASK72___ is bordered by Connecticut to the west , Massachusetts to the north and east , and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via ___MASK72___ Sound and Block Island Sound . The state also shares a short maritime border with ___MASK51___ . ___MASK78___ is a city and the capital ___MASK6___ Loir - et - Cher department in central ___MASK21___ , situated on the ___MASK82___ ___MASK6___ the lower river ___MASK95___ between ___MASK14___ and Tours . ___MASK87___ is the northernmost ___MASK6___ the five boroughs ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ City , within the U . S . state ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ . It is geographically south ___MASK6___ Westchester County ; north and east ___MASK6___ the island and borough ___MASK6___ Manhattan to the south and west across the Harlem River ; and north ___MASK6___ the borough ___MASK6___ Queens , across the East River . Of the five boroughs , the Bronx is the only one that has the majority ___MASK6___ its area on the U . S . mainland and , with a land area ___MASK6___ and a population ___MASK6___ 1 , 455 , 444 in 2015 , has the fourth - largest land area , the fourth - highest population , and the third - highest population density . Since 1914 , the Bronx has had the same boundaries as Bronx County , a county ___MASK6___ ___MASK51___ and the third most densely populated county in the United States . Lower ___MASK51___ Bay is a section of ___MASK51___ Bay south of the Narrows , the relatively narrow strait between the shores of Staten Island and Brooklyn . The southern end of the bay opens directly to the Atlantic Ocean between two spits of land , Sandy Hook , New Jersey , and Rockaway , Queens , on Long Island . The southern portion between Staten Island and New Jersey , at the mouth of the Raritan River , is named Raritan Bay . The Hudson Canyon , the ancient riverbed of the Hudson River which existed during the last ice age when the ocean levels were lower , extends southeast from Lower ___MASK51___ Bay for hundreds of miles into the Atlantic Ocean . The nearby part of the Atlantic Ocean between New Jersey and Long Island is the ___MASK51___ Bight . ___MASK24___ is the southernmost state in the New ___MASK47___ region of the northeastern United States . ___MASK24___ is also often grouped along with ___MASK51___ and New Jersey as the Tri - State Area . It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east , Massachusetts to the north , ___MASK51___ to the west , and Long Island Sound to the south . Its capital city is Hartford , and its most populous city is Bridgeport . The state is named for the ___MASK24___ River , a major U . S . river that approximately bisects the state . The word " ___MASK24___ " is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for " long tidal river ". ___MASK51___ Harbor , part of the Port of ___MASK51___ and New Jersey , is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into ___MASK51___ Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean at the East Coast of the United States . It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world . Although the United States Board on Geographic Names does not use the term , " ___MASK51___ Harbor " has important historical , governmental , commercial , and ecological usages . ___MASK4___ is the ___MASK8___ populous borough of ___MASK51___ City , with a Census - estimated 2 , 636 , 735 residents in 2015 . It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island . Since 1896 , ___MASK4___ has had the same boundaries as Kings County , the ___MASK8___ populous county in the U . S . state of ___MASK51___ , and the second - ___MASK8___ densely populated county in the United States , after the county of ___MASK51___ ( which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan ). Upper ___MASK51___ Bay , or Upper Bay , is the traditional heart of the Port of ___MASK51___ and New Jersey , and often called ___MASK51___ Harbor . It is enclosed by the ___MASK51___ City boroughs of Manhattan , Brooklyn , and Staten Island and the Hudson County , New Jersey municipalities of Jersey City and Bayonne . The ___MASK51___ metropolitan area , also referred to as the Tri - State Area , includes the most populous city in the United States ( ___MASK51___ City ); Long Island and the Mid - and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of ___MASK51___ ; the five largest cities in New Jersey ( Newark  the largest city in New Jersey  Jersey City , Paterson , Elizabeth , and Edison ) and their vicinities ; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut ( Bridgeport  the largest city in Connecticut  New Haven , Stamford , Waterbury , Norwalk , and Danbury ) and their vicinities ; and five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania .