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
Tyre, New York total area of of which is land and (8.97%) is water. The north town line is the border of Wayne County, and the east town line, partly marked by the Seneca River, is the border of Cayuga County. A large eastern part of the town is in the Montezuma Marsh. The Erie Canal and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal (Seneca River) pass through Tyre. New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) crosses the town, passing through the Montezuma Marsh. New York State Route 89 and New York State Route 414 are north-south highways in the town, and New York State Route 318 is