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New York City, Montauk and Port Jefferson offer three different waterside escapes, from a city neighborhood to the Atlantic shore and a harbor village.

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A view of the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, one of New York City's boroughs or county-like administrative units. Brooklyn was once an independent city rivaling nearby Manhattan in size and importance until it was incorporated into the five-borough sprawling New York megalopolis in 1898Montauk Point Lighthouse on Long Island, New York

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New York City & Long Island, a little closer.

New York City, Montauk and Port Jefferson offer three different waterside escapes, from a city neighborhood to the Atlantic shore and a harbor village. Plan each as its own base; Long Island travel takes time.

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Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, New York FIPS36. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.

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