NYC" and "New York, New York" redirect here. For other uses, see New York City (disambiguation); NYC (disambiguation); and New York, New York (disambiguation). New York City Midtown Manhattan Manhattan, looking southward from Top of the Rock Central Park scenery Central Park The Unisphere, a large metal globe sculpture Unisphere Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Bridge Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty United Nations headquarters building, with flags in foreground United Nations headquarters Bright lights of Times Square Times Square Entrance to the Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo Staten Island Ferry boat on the water Staten Island Ferry Flag of New York Flag Official seal of New York Seal Official logo of New York Wordmark Nicknames: The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, Gotham, and others Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Interactive map outlining New York City Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′22″WCoordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′22″W[1] Country United States State New York Region Mid-Atlantic Constituent counties (boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) Kings (Brooklyn) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Richmond (Staten Island) Historic colonies New Netherland Province of New York Settled 1624 (approx) Consolidated 1898 Named for James, Duke of York Government • Type Strong mayor–council • Body New York City Council • Mayor Eric Adams (D) Area[2] • Total 472.43 sq mi (1,223.59 km2) • Land 300.46 sq mi (778.18 km2) • Water 171.97 sq mi (445.41 km2) Elevation[3] 33 ft (10 m) Population (2020) • Total 8,804,190 • Estimate (July 2021)[4] 8,467,513 • Rank 1st in the United States 1st in New York State • Density 29,302.66/sq mi (11,313.81/km2) • Metro[5] 20,140,470 (1st) Demonym New Yorker Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT) 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 International airports John F. Kennedy (JFK) LaGuardia (LGA) Newark Liberty (EWR) Rapid transit system New York City Subway, Staten Island Railway, PATH GDP (City, 2020) $830 billion[6] (1st) GMP (Metro, 2020) $1.67 trillion[7] (1st) Largest borough by area Queens (109 square miles or 280 square kilometres) Largest borough by population Brooklyn (2020 Census 2,736,074) Largest borough by GDP (2020) Manhattan ($610.4 billion)[6] Website www.nyc.gov UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name Statue of Liberty Guggenheim Museum Type Cultural Criteria Statue of Liberty: i, vi Guggenheim Museum: ii Designated 1984 (Statue of Liberty, 8th session) 2019 (Guggenheim Museum, 43rd session) Part of The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (Guggenheim Museum) Reference no. Statue of Liberty: 307 Guggenheim Museum: 1496-008 Region Europe and North America Part of a series on Regions of New York Map of New York Economic Regions.svg Downstate New York New York CityLong IslandHudson Valley (Lower) Upstate New York Hudson Valley (Middle and Upper)Capital DistrictNorth CountrySouthern TierMohawk ValleyCentral New YorkFinger LakesWestern New York Administrative divisions Timelines of town creation vte New York, often called New York City (NYC),[a] is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of New York State, the city is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass.[8] With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within 250 miles of the city.[9] New York City is a global cultural, financial, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences,[10] entertainment, research, technology,[11] education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. New York is the most photographed city in the world.[12] Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy,[13][14] an established safe haven for global investors,[15] and is sometimes described as the capital of the world.

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