Manhattan is an ISLAND NOT a peninsula.
The island of Manhattan is only reachable by bridges, tunnels and ferries.
NYC, however, is NOT an island. Basically because NYC encompasses Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens. Queens and Brooklyn are connected to Long Island, but are NOT considered a part of it. Bronx is north of the rest of NYC, connected basically to upstate NY.
So, NYC is not an island in the Atlantic but Manhattan sure it. And since most people mistakenly only refer to Manhattan when talking about NYC, the student is not technically correct but is to some degree.
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