What Continent Is New York On?

North America.

New York is a state in the northeastern United States of America, which occupies the central portion of the North American continent (between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, north of Mexico, south of Canada).

Geographic Context

• Coordinates: ~40°–45° N, 71°–80° W.
• Borders: Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut (east); Pennsylvania, New Jersey (south); Ontario, Quebec (north, via water/land); Lake Erie, Lake Ontario (west/northwest).
• Physiographic provinces: Adirondack Mts (Ancient Shield), Appalachian Plateau, Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands, Atlantic Coastal Plain (Long Island, NYC).

Not to be confused with New York City (5 boroughs, 3 islands + mainland) — but both are on the North American continent.