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 And the Borough of Manhattan (New York County) tries even harder to be confusing. It consists of what we normally think of as Manhattan Island, plus all of several small surrounding islands (eg, Randall's Island) and PART of Ellis Island (the rest of which is in New Jersey). And a small piece of the Bronx (because part of the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan was filled in and moved 125 years ago).