Fund for the City of New York
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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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 New York City
Location in the contiguous United States and New York
New York City
New York City (New York)
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| Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′21″W / 40.7127°N 74.0059°WCoordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′21″W / 40.7127°N 74.0059°W | |||||
| Country |  United States |
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| State |
 New York
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| Counties / (Boroughs) |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
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| Historic colonies |
 New Netherland Province of New York
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| Settled | 1624 | ||||
| Consolidated | 1898 | ||||
| Named for | James, Duke of York | ||||
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| • Type | Mayor–Council | ||||
| • Body | New York City Council | ||||
| • Mayor | Bill de Blasio (D) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • 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 | 33 ft (10 m) | ||||
| Population (2010) | |||||
| • Total | 8,175,133 | ||||
| • Estimate (2017) | 8,622,698 | ||||
| • Rank | 1st, U.S. | ||||
| • Density | 28,491/sq mi (11,000/km2) | ||||
| • MSA (2017) | 20,320,876 (1st) | ||||
| • CSA (2017) | 23,876,155 (1st) | ||||
| Demonym(s) | New Yorker | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||||
| ZIP Codes | 100xx–104xx, 11004–05, 111xx–114xx, 116xx | ||||
| Area code(s) | 212/646/332, 718/347/929, 917 | ||||
| FIPS code | 36-51000 | ||||
| GNIS feature ID | 975772 | ||||
| Largest borough by area | Queens – 109 square miles (280 km2) | ||||
| Largest borough by population | Brooklyn (2,636,735 – 2015 est) | ||||
| Website | NYC.gov | ||||
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island)
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce,entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, and sports. The city's fast pace defines the term . Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
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