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 | | The New York-Wayne-White Plains metropolitan division, a subdivision of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan statistical area, is composed of, in addition to the five boroughs of New York City, the counties of Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam in New York state, and Bergen, Passaic and Hudson in New Jersey. |
 | | New York City, as well as its suburbs, have always been known for being very ethnically diverse areas, traditionally, the New York Area boasts high percentages of Italians, Irish, German, Polish, and Jewish populations, and the leading religion in this area is Roman Catholic. |
 | | New Yorkers remain some of the most culturally liberal people in the United States, but many also now appreciate the need for practical policy measures that protect their way of life from terrorism, violent crime, and economic malaise. |
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