Question about New York City?

I’m confused about New York City.
Is Brooklyn NYC or no?
What about Manhattan?

Would someone from Queens say they are from Queens or NYC?

Can someone explain?

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ElwoodBlues · M Best Comment

New York City consists of five boroughs. The mayor of NYC is the mayor of all five boroughs. Each of the five boroughs also has an elected borough president, who serves as a sort of sub-mayor of that borough, but the city council and mayor set major objectives and budgets and stuff. How NYC dwellers self-identify their locale of residence is up to them.

https://www.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/about-the-city-of-new-york.page

P.S. NYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. That's about the same as the sum of the populations of these eight states: Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, North & South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming.

SW-User

Another great answer!
@ElwoodBlues

ElwoodBlues · M

@SW-User Thanks for BA!!