NYC Boroughs by Land Area: Largest to Smallest (Corrected)

The five boroughs of New York City ranked by **land area** (square miles / km²):

Rank	Borough	Land Area (sq mi)	Land Area (km²)	% of NYC Land
1	Queens	108.96	282.2	35%
2	Brooklyn	70.85	183.5	23%
3	Staten Island	59.51	154.1	19%
4	The Bronx	42.10	109.0	13%
5	Manhattan	22.96	59.5	7%

Staten Island (3rd) > The Bronx (4th) > Manhattan (5th). Common error: Bronx listed 3rd.
Total NYC Land: 304.4 sq mi (788 km²).
Water Area: Adds ~165 sq mi (Staten Island & Queens have large water portions). Total area ~469 sq mi.
Population Order (2023 est.): Brooklyn (2.7M) > Queens (2.4M) > Manhattan (1.6M) > Bronx (1.4M) > Staten Island (0.5M).

Queens is vast (JFK Airport, Flushing, Jamaica, Rockaways). Staten Island is suburban in character. Manhattan is tiny but dense.

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