TRI-STATE REGION

The 'Tri-State Region' is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area. Sometimes the phrase is shortened to "the Tri-State," or "the Tri-State Area" is used instead. The term is especially favored in advertising and the broadcast news media, but is used in common speech as well. Roughly speaking, the New York Tri-State area encompasses the populated areas in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut (hence the term "tri-state") that are within a typical commuting distance of Manhattan, either by car or rail, or alternatively, the coverage area of the broadcast television stations that operate from Manhattan. An advantage of the term is that it allows the inclusion of more outlying rural areas that are still within commuting distance of Manhattan.
The term is heavily used in advertising, and is commonplace in commercials for car dealerships.
These areas generally include at minimum the following:

★ Southern New York State

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★ New York City (that is, the Five Boroughs)

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★ Nassau County

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★ Suffolk County

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★ Westchester County

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★ Rockland County

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★ Putnam County

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★ Orange County

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★ Dutchess County

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★ Ulster County

★ Northern New Jersey

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★ Hudson County

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★ Union County

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★ Essex County

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★ Passaic County

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★ Bergen County

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★ Morris County

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★ Middlesex County

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★ Monmouth County

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★ Mercer County

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★ Hunterdon County

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★ Somerset County

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★ Ocean County (North of Toms River)

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★ Sussex County

★ Southwestern Connecticut

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★ Fairfield County

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★ New Haven County

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★ Litchfield County

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Major Cities

See also

Major Cities

★ 'New York City (8,143,197)'

★ Newark, New Jersey (280,666)

★ Jersey City, New Jersey (239,614)

★ Yonkers, New York (196,086)

★ Paterson, New Jersey (149,222)

★ Bridgeport, Connecticut (139,008)

★ Elizabeth, New Jersey (125,809)

★ New Haven, Connecticut (124,791)

★ Stamford, Connecticut (120,045)

★ Waterbury, Connecticut (107,902)

★ Edison, New Jersey (100,499)

★ Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey (89,993)

★ Trenton, New Jersey (84,639)

★ Norwalk, Connecticut (84,437)

★ Danbury, Connecticut (78,736)

★ New Rochelle, New York (72,182)

★ Passaic, New Jersey (68,338)

★ Mount Vernon, New York (68,321)

★ White Plains, New York (56,733)

★ Union Township, Union County, New Jersey (55,326)

★ Wayne, New Jersey (55,150)

★ Milford, Connecticut (53,045)

See also

★ New York metropolitan area

★ Tri-state area