Is new york east or west

A clever question!

New York is actually located in the eastern part of the United States. Specifically, it is situated in the Northeastern region of the country, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the west, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the north, and New Jersey (again) and Delaware to the south.

So, to answer your question, New York is indeed east of the Mississippi River, which is often considered the dividing line between the eastern and western United States.