Does the "Tri-State Area" Count as New York?

I know the answer is a resounding "NO!" to all of my New Yorker-4-eva friends. Sorry to you Jersey Girls, Connecticut Country Clubbers, and Long Island Lifers. But it's just not the same.

However - I am willing to make a concession once, just once, to travel out of the great city they call New York for this hamburger:

I read a blog post on one of my favorite foodie blogs, Serious Eats, today, and I've been salivating for a burger sandwich all morning! No ketchup, no french fries, no bun. Just good, ol' fashioned meat on toasted white bread.

It's going on "The List" right now.