Valley Stream, NY: Not in the Five Boroughs — It's in Nassau County, Long Island

Valley Stream is NOT in New York City's five boroughs.

Location Facts

• State: New York.
• County: Nassau County.
• Region: Long Island (South Shore).
• Incorporated: Village (1925) within Town of Hempstead.
• Population: ~40,000.
• Border: Queens (NYC) is immediately north — Sunrise Highway / Southern State Parkway corridor.

The Five Boroughs (NYC)

1. Manhattan (New York County)
2. Brooklyn (Kings County)
3. Queens (Queens County)
4. The Bronx (Bronx County)
5. Staten Island (Richmond County)

Why It Matters

• Taxes: No NYC personal income tax (Yonkers has it; Valley Stream doesn't).
• Services: Nassau County police, schools, sanitation — not NYPD/DOE/DSNY.
• Voting: Nassau County / NY State districts — not NYC Council.
• Transit: LIRR (Valley Stream station — Babylon/Montauk branches) → Penn Station (35 min). NYC bus (Q5, Q85) at border.
• ZIP: 11580, 11581 — Nassau, not NYC (100xx, 112xx, 113xx, 104xx, 103xx).

Valley Stream is a classic inner-ring suburb — dense, diverse, transit-connected, but legally and fiscally not New York City.