The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to refer to the greater metropolitan area, including satellite cities. Roughly speaking, the New York 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 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.
[edit] Origin of Term "Tri-State Area"
The term began in the use of consumer product advertising and marketing particularly auto dealer utilizing broadcast media, and began use in broadcast news media, and now is used in common speech as well.[citation needed]
Tri-State generally include the following:
- Northern/Central New Jersey
[edit] Major cities
Municipalities in the Tri-State Region with more than 100,000 residents include:
- New York City (8,143,197)
- Newark, New Jersey (280,666)
- 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)
- Edison, New Jersey (100,499)
- Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (100,577)
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