Manhattan (/ m æ n ˈ h æ t ən, m ə n-/) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York.Located near the southern tip of the State of New York, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and …