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TheCityofNewYork,oftencalledNewYorkCity,NewYork,orsimplyThe
City,isthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates.[9]Locatedatthesoutherntip
ofthestateofNewYork,thecityisthecenteroftheNewYorkmetropolitanarea,
oneofthemostpopulousurbanagglomerationsintheworld.[10][11]WithaU.S.
CensusBureauestimated2015populationof8,550,405[1]distributedoveraland
areaofjust305squaremiles(790km2),[12]NewYorkisalsothemostdensely
populatedmajorcityintheUnitedStates.[13]Aglobalpowercity,[14]NewYork
Cityexertsasignificantimpactuponcommerce,finance,media,art,fashion,
research,technology,education,andentertainment,itsfastpace[15]definingthe
termNewYorkminute.[16]HometotheheadquartersoftheUnitedNations,[17]
NewYorkisanimportantcenterforinternationaldiplomacy[18]andhasbeen
describedastheculturalandfinancialcapitaloftheworld.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Situatedononeoftheworld'slargestnaturalharbors,[25][26]NewYorkCity
consistsoffiveboroughs,eachofwhichisaseparatecountyofNewYork
State.[27]ThefiveboroughsBrooklyn,Queens,Manhattan,TheBronx,and
StatenIslandwereconsolidatedintoasinglecityin1898.[28]Thecityandits
metropolitanareaconstitutethepremiergatewayforlegalimmigrationtothe
UnitedStates,[29][30][31]andasmanyas800languagesarespokeninNew
York,[32][33][34]makingitthemostlinguisticallydiversecityinthe
world.[33][35][36]By2015estimates,theNewYorkCitymetropolitanregion
remainsbyasignificantmarginthemostpopulousintheUnitedStates,asdefined
byboththeMetropolitanStatisticalArea(20.2millionresidents)[5]andthe
CombinedStatisticalArea(23.7millionresidents).[6]In2013,theMSAproduced
agrossmetropolitanproduct(GMP)ofnearlyUS$1.39trillion,[37]whilein2012,
theCSA[38]generatedaGMPofoverUS$1.55trillion,bothrankingfirst
nationallybyawidemarginandbehindtheGDPofonlytwelveandeleven
countries,respectively.[39]
NewYorkCitytracesitsorigintoits1624foundinginLowerManhattanasa
tradingpostbycolonistsoftheDutchRepublicandwasnamedNewAmsterdam
in1626.[40]ThecityanditssurroundingscameunderEnglishcontrolin1664[40]
andwererenamedNewYorkafterKingCharlesIIofEnglandgrantedthelandsto
hisbrother,theDukeofYork.[41]NewYorkservedasthecapitaloftheUnited
Statesfrom1785until1790.[42]Ithasbeenthecountry'slargestcitysince
1790.[43]TheStatueofLibertygreetedmillionsofimmigrantsastheycametothe
Americasbyshipinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies[44]andisasymbolof
theUnitedStatesanditsdemocracy.[45]Inthe21stcentury,NewYorkhas
emergedasaglobalnodeofcreativityandentrepreneurship,[46]social
tolerance,[47]andenvironmentalsustainability.[48][49]
ManydistrictsandlandmarksinNewYorkCityhavebecomewellknown,andthe
cityreceivedarecordofnearly60milliontouristsin2015,[50]hostingthreeofthe
world'stenmostvisitedtouristattractionsin2013.[51]Severalsourceshaveranked
NewYorkthemostphotographedcityintheworld.[52][53][54]TimesSquare,
iconicastheworld's"heart"[55]andits"Crossroads",[56]isthebrightlyilluminated
huboftheBroadwayTheaterDistrict,[57]oneoftheworld'sbusiestpedestrian
intersections,[58][59]andamajorcenteroftheworld'sentertainmentindustry.[60]
Thenamesofmanyofthecity'sbridges,taperedskyscrapers,[61]andparksare
knownaroundtheworld.AnchoredbyWallStreetintheFinancialDistrictof
LowerManhattan,NewYorkCityhasbeencalledboththemosteconomically
powerfulcityandtheleadingfinancialcenteroftheworld,[23][62][63][64][65][66]
andthecityishometotheworld'stwolargeststockexchangesbytotalmarket
capitalization,theNewYorkStockExchangeandNASDAQ.[67][68]Manhattan's
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NewYorkCity
City
CityofNewYork

Clockwise,fromtop:MidtownManhattan,Times
Square,theUnisphereinQueens,theBrooklyn
Bridge,LowerManhattanwithOneWorldTrade
Center,CentralPark,theheadquartersoftheUnited
Nations,andtheStatueofLiberty

Flag
Seal

Nickname(s):SeeNicknamesofNewYorkCity

LocationintheU.S.stateofNewYork

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realestatemarketisamongthemostexpensiveintheworld.[69][70]Manhattan's
ChinatownincorporatesthehighestconcentrationofChinesepeopleinthe
WesternHemisphere,[71][72]withmultiplesignatureChinatownsdeveloping
acrossthecity.[73][74]Providingcontinuous24/7service,[75]theNewYorkCity
Subwayisoneofthemostextensivemetrosystemsworldwide,with469stations
inoperation.[76][77][78]NewYorkCity'shighereducationnetworkcomprisesover
120collegesanduniversities,includingColumbiaUniversity,NewYork
University,andRockefellerUniversity,whichhavebeenrankedamongthetop35
intheworld.[79][80]

Contents
1 History
1.1 Etymologyandearlyhistory
1.2 Modernhistory
2 Geography
2.1 Cityscape
2.2 Architecture
2.3 Boroughs
2.4 Climate
2.5 Parks
2.5.1 Nationalparks
2.5.2 Stateparks
2.5.3 Cityparks
2.6 Militaryinstallations
3 Demographics
3.1 Populationdensity
3.2 Raceandethnicity
3.3 Sexualorientationandgenderidentity
3.4 Religion
3.5 Income
4 Economy
4.1 OverviewofNewYorkCity'seconomy
4.2 WallStreet
4.3 SiliconAlley
4.4 Tourism
4.5 Mediaandentertainment
5 Humanresources
5.1 Educationandscholarlyactivity
5.1.1 Primaryandsecondaryeducation
5.1.2 Highereducationandresearch
5.1.3 Publiclibrarysystem
5.2 Publichealth
5.3 Publicsafety
5.3.1 Policeandlawenforcement
5.3.2 Firefighting
6 Cultureandcontemporarylife
6.1 Arts
6.1.1 Performingarts
6.1.2 Visualarts
6.2 Cuisine
6.3 Accentanddialect
6.4 Sports
7 Transportation
7.1 Rapidtransit
7.1.1 Rail
7.1.2 Buses
7.2 Aviation
7.3 Ferries
7.4 Taxis,transportstartups,andtrams
7.5 Streetsandhighways
7.5.1 Rivercrossings
8 Environment
8.1 Environmentalimpactreduction
8.2 Waterpurityandavailability
8.3 Environmentalrevitalization
9 Governmentandpolitics
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LocationinthecontiguousUnitedStates

Coordinates:404246N740021W[2]
Country
State
Counties

Historiccolonies

UnitedStates
NewYork
Bronx,Kings(Brooklyn),New
York(Manhattan),Queens,
Richmond(StatenIsland)
NewNetherland
ProvinceofNewYork

Settled
Consolidated

1624
1898

Government[3]
Type
Body
Mayor

MayorCouncil
NewYorkCityCouncil
BilldeBlasio(D)

Area[2]
Total

468.9sqmi(1,214km2)

Land

304.8sqmi(789km2)

Water

164.1sqmi(425km2)

Metro

13,318sqmi(34,490km2)

Elevation[4]

33ft(10m)

Population(2015)[7]
Total
8,550,405[1]
Rank
Density

1st,U.S.

MSA(2015)

20,182,305[5](1st)

CSA(2015)

23,723,696[6](1st)

Demonym(s)

NewYorker

Timezone
Summer(DST)

Eastern(EST)(UTC5)
EDT(UTC4)

ZIPcode(s)
Areacode(s)

100xx104xx,1100405,
111xx114xx,116xx
212,347,646,718,917,929

FIPScode
GNISfeatureID

3651000
975772

Largestborough
byarea

Queens109squaremiles
(280km2)
Brooklyn(2,636,7352015
est[8])

Largestborough
bypopulation
Website

28,052.5/sqmi(10,831.1/km2)

www.nyc.gov(http://www.nyc.g
ov/)

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