New York City worldwide. New York City is situated in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston. The location at the mouth of the Hudson River, which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading port. Most of New York City is built on the three islands of Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island. The Hudson River flows through the Hudson Valley into New York Bay. Between New York City and Troy, New York, the river is an estuary. The
Wading River (New Jersey) Wading flows southeast and joins the Mullica River from the north near its mouth, approximately north of Atlantic City. The lower of the river forms a navigable estuary, an arm of the estuary of the Mullica, just west of the Garden State Parkway. Like the Mullica, the river is noted for its extensive wetlands, including large runs of striped bass. Wading River (New Jersey) The Wading River is a tributary of the Mullica River, approximately long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. The river drains a rural forested area of the Pinelands, one of the most pristine areas