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New York City

City

City of New York

Clockwise, from top: Midtown Manhattan, Times Square, the

Unisphere in Queens, the Brooklyn Bridge, Lower Manhattan
with One World Trade Center, Central Park, the headquarters
of the United Nations, and the Statue of Liberty

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 Nickname(s): See Nicknames of New York City

Location within the U.S. state of New York

New York City

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Location in the contiguous United States and New York

Coordinates: 404246N 740021W40.7127N

74.0059WCoordinates: 404246N 740021W40.7127N
74.0059W[1]

Country United States

State New York

Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New

York (Manhattan), Queens,
Counties / (Boroughs) Richmond (Staten Island)

New Netherland
Historic colonies
Province of New York

Settled 1624
 Consolidated 1898

Named for James, Duke of York

Government[2]

Type MayorCouncil

Body New York City Council

Mayor Bill de Blasio (D)

Area[1]

Total 468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2)

Land 302.643 sq mi (783.84 km2)

Water 165.841 sq mi (429.53 km2)

Metro 13,318 sq mi (34,490 km2)

Elevation[3] 33 ft (10 m)

Population (2010)[6]

Total 8,175,133

Estimate (2016)[7] 8,537,673

Rank 1st, U.S.

Density 28,210/sq mi (10,890/km2)

MSA (2016) 20,153,634[4] (1st)

CSA (2016) 23,689,255[5] (1st)

Demonym(s) New Yorker

Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

100xx104xx, 1100405,
ZIP code(s)
111xx114xx, 116xx

212/646/332, 718/347/929,
Area code(s)
917

FIPS code 36-51000

GNIS feature ID 975772

Queens 109 square miles

Largest borough by area
(280 km2)
Largest borough by Brooklyn (2,636,735 2015
population est)[8]

Website NYC.gov

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Long Island
Hudson Valley (Lower)

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Hudson Valley (Middle and Upper)
Capital District
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Southern Tier
Mohawk Valley
Central New York
Finger Lakes
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The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous
city in the United States.[9] With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673[7] distributed over a land
area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2),[10][11] New York City is also the most densely populated
major city in the United States.[12] Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is
the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in
the world.[13][14] A global power city,[15] New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce,
finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace[16][17]
defining the term New York minute.[18] Home to the headquarters of the United Nations,[19] New York
is an important center for international diplomacy[20] and has been described as the cultural,
financial, and media capital[21][22] of the world.[23][24][25][26][27]

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors,[28][29] New York City consists of five boroughs,
each of which is a separate county of New York State.[30] The five boroughs Brooklyn, Queens,
Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island were consolidated into a single city in 1898.[31] The city
and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United
States,[32][33][34] and as many as 800 languages are spoken in New York,[35][36][37] making it the most
linguistically diverse city in the world.[36][38][39] New York City is home to more than 3.2 million
residents born outside the United States,[40] the world's largest foreign-born population of any city.[41]
By 2016 estimates, the New York City metropolitan region remains by a significant margin the
most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
20.2 million residents,[4] and the Combined Statistical Area (CSA), 23.7 million residents.[5] In 2013,
the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.39 trillion.[42] In 2012, the
CSA[43] generated a GMP of over US$1.55 trillion. NYC's MSA and CSA GDP are higher than the
GDPs of all but 11 and 12 countries, respectively.[44]

New York City traces its origin to its 1624 founding in Lower Manhattan as a trading post by
colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.[45] The city and its
surroundings came under English control in 1664[45] and were renamed New York after King Charles
II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York.[46] New York served as the capital
of the United States from 1785 until 1790.[47] It has been the country's largest city since 1790.[48] The
Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late
19th and early 20th centuries[49] and is a symbol of the United States and its democracy.[50] In the
21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship,[51] social
tolerance,[52] and environmental sustainability,[53][54] and as a world symbol of freedom and cultural
diversity.[55]

Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known, and the city received a
record 61 million tourists in 2016,[56] hosting three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions
in 2013.[57] Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world.[58][59]
Times Square, iconic as the world's "heart"[60] and its "Crossroads",[61] is the brightly illuminated hub
of the Broadway Theater District,[62] one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections,[63][64] and a
major center of the world's entertainment industry.[65] The names of many of the city's bridges,
tapered skyscrapers,[66] and parks are known around the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the
Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically
powerful city and the leading financial center of the world,[27][67][68][69] and the city is home to the
world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange
and NASDAQ.[70][71] Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world.[72][73]
Manhattan's Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western
Hemisphere,[74][75] with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city.[76][77] Providing
continuous 24/7 service,[78] the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems
worldwide, with 472 stations in operation.[79][80][81] Over 120 colleges and universities are located in
New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University,
which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world.[82][83]