Those variables account, in part, for conflicting estimates of New Yorkâs land area since the city was consolidated in 1898. At that time, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island joined Manhattan and the Bronx to form Greater New York, and the city ballooned to a trumpeted 360 square miles from 60 or so.
Confidence votes 162. Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division. + 134 others found this useful.
There are currently 30 teams in the NBA. The league is divided up into two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The Eastern conference has three divisions called Atlantic, Central, and Southeast. The Western conference also has three divisions, which are the Northwest, Pacific, and Southwest.