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New York |
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City |
 Clockwise, from top: Midtown Manhattan, Times Square, the Unisphere, 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
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Location within the state of New York
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Location within the United States
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Location within North America
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| Coordinates: 40°39′40″N 73°56′38″W / 40.661°N 73.944°W / 40.661; -73.944Coordinates: 40°39′40″N 73°56′38″W / 40.661°N 73.944°W / 40.661; -73.944[1]
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| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New York
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| Region |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Constituent counties (boroughs) |
Bronx (The Bronx)
Kings (Brooklyn)
New York (Manhattan)
Queens (Queens)
Richmond (Staten Island)
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| Historic colonies |
New Netherland
Province of New York |
| Settled |
1624 |
| Consolidated |
1898 |
| Named for |
James, Duke of York |
| Government
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| • Type |
Mayor–Council |
| • Body |
New York City Council |
| • Mayor |
Bill de Blasio (D) |
| Area [1]
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| • 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
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13,318 sq mi (34,490 km2) |
| Elevation [2]
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33 ft (10 m) |
| Population
(2010)[5]
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| • Total |
8,175,133 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6]
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8,398,748 |
| • Rank |
1st, U.S. |
| • Density |
27,751/sq mi (10,715/km2) |
| • MSA (2018)
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19,979,477[3] (1st) |
| • CSA (2018)
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22,679,948[4] (1st) |
| Demonym(s) |
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 |
| Major airports |
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport |
| Commuter rail |
LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit |
| Rapid transit |
Subway, Staten Island Railway, PATH |
| GDP (City, 2018) |
US$842.3 billion[7] (1st) |
| GMP (Metro, 2019) |
US$1.9 trillion[8] (1st) |
| Largest borough by area |
Queens – 109 square miles (280 km2) |
| Largest borough by population |
Brooklyn (2,636,735 – 2015 est)[9]
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| Largest borough by GDP (2018) |
Manhattan – US$600.2 billion[7]
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| Website |
NYC.gov |
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