Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT)

The Tri-State Area is the term commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to refer to the greater metropolitan area, including satellite cities. Roughly speaking, the Tri-State area encompasses the populated areas in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut that are within a typical commuting distance of Manhattan (by car or railway), or alternatively the coverage area of the broadcast television stations.

Tri-State generally includes the following:
 * Southern New York State
 * New York City (the Five Boroughs)
 * Suffolk County
 * Nassau County
 * Westchester County
 * Rockland County
 * Putnam County
 * Orange County
 * Dutchess County
 * Sullivan County
 * Ulster County


 * Northern/Central New Jersey
 * Hudson County
 * Union County
 * Essex County
 * Passaic County
 * Bergen County
 * Mercer County
 * Morris County
 * Middlesex County
 * Monmouth County
 * Ocean County
 * Somerset County
 * Sussex County
 * Warren County
 * Hunterdon County


 * Southwestern Connecticut
 * Fairfield County
 * New Haven County
 * Litchfield County

Major cities
Municipalities in the Tri-State Area with more than 100,000 residents include:
 * New York City (8,143,197)
 * Newark, New Jersey (281,402)
 * Jersey City, New Jersey (242,389)
 * Yonkers, New York (196,086)
 * Paterson, New Jersey (149,222)
 * Bridgeport, Connecticut (137,912)
 * Elizabeth, New Jersey (125,809)
 * New Haven, Connecticut (124,001)
 * Stamford, Connecticut (118,475)
 * Ramapo, New York (108,905)
 * Waterbury, Connecticut (107,902)
 * Edison, New Jersey (100,499)
 * Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (100,577)