Editing Manhattan (section)

===Smaller islands===
{{see also|List of smaller islands in New York City}}
[[File:Liberty Island photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|alt=A tall green statue on an island in a harbor.|[[Liberty Island]], an [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of Manhattan, [[New York City]], and the [[New York (state)|state of New York]], that is surrounded by [[New Jersey]] waters]]
Within [[New York Harbor]], there are three smaller islands:
* [[Ellis Island]], shared with [[New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2013-11-18/maphead-ellis-island|title=You Think You Know Which State Owns Ellis Island, but You're Probably Wrong|author=Ken Jennings|date=November 18, 2013|journal=Condé Nast Traveler}}</ref>
* [[Governors Island]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230426-governors-island-the-uninhabited-isle-that-birthed-nyc|work=BBC Travel|title=Governors Island: The uninhabited isle that birthed NYC|author=Amy Thomas|date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Liberty Island]] (administered by the [[National Park Service]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/get-the-facts.htm|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=September 13, 2023|title=Statue of Liberty}}</ref>

Other smaller islands, in the [[East River]], include (from north to south):
* [[Randalls and Wards Islands]], joined by landfill
* [[Mill Rock]]
* [[Roosevelt Island]], which has a population of 14,000, extends for {{Convert|2|mi}}, and was renamed in 1973 from Welfare Island to honor President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/roosevelt-island Roosevelt Island], [[The Cultural Landscape Foundation]]. Accessed December 26, 2023. "Called Blackwell Island beginning in the 18th century, this 147-acre, two-mile-long island in the East River was sold to the City of New York in 1828....In 1973 the island was renamed for Franklin D. Roosevelt, during which time Louis Kahn was commissioned to design a memorial park honoring Roosevelt's four freedoms speech, which was not completed until 2012. Today, the island is home to more than 14,000 residents."</ref>
* [[U Thant Island]] (legally Belmont Island)