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NY Metro Area: 5 boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Litchfield*, Fairfield*, New Haven*, Hudson**, Union**, Essex**, Middlesex*, Monmouth**, Ocean**, Somerset**, Hunterdon**, Morris**, Sussex**, Mercer**, Pike***.
*=CT
**=NJ
***=PA
That's a pretty broad definition, covering some far-out places, but that's what it is today. People coming in from 2 hours away every morning. You omitted Bergen and Passaic Counties in NJ.
Yes, believe it or not, the NY Metro Area covers a huge swath of geography and contains roughly 20 million people. Some people commute 90-120 minutes out just to work in New York City. It's pretty amazing.
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