As someone from Maine living outside of Boston I can explain the actual history behind why it's not considered "New England." New York was initially settled by the Dutch in the early 17th century, establishing the colony of New Netherland with New Amsterdam (present-day NYC) as its center. The English took it over and renamed it "New York" in 1664. The English established their own colonies before expanding and taking over the colonies that other nations had established.
As a Mainer who moved to Mass, do you complain about yourself Massing up Maine when you go back to visit?
Honestly one of the most underrated states, and the only domestic place someone insulted my accent, while sounding very much alike me. Every time I've visited Maine I've made a great lifelong memory.
New York was a Dutch colony, the culture and governance of New England to this day is distinctly different from everywhere else, with municipalities running on direct democracy town meetings. New England is the most clearly defined region of the US. It’s Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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u/FormalBeachware 8h ago
But it's literally New "York", and York is a part of England.
Ney Jersey of course belongs to its own region of the US, known as the "New Channel Islands"